# #426 - Sponsor Spotlight - Crowdstrike

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Podcast: [Identity at the Center](https://stenobird.com/podcast/identity-at-the-center-344918)
Published: 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/identity-at-the-center/episodes/426---Sponsor-Spotlight---Crowdstrike-e3jae5i
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## Resource

This episode and the Identity at the Center podcast is supported by CrowdStrike. Learn more at crowdstrike.com. Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald sit down with Scott Kriz, GM of Continuous Identity at CrowdStrike, for a deep dive into continuous identity, zero standing access, and the convergence of identity and security. Scott traces his path from co-founding Bitium, to selling it to Google Cloud, to building SGNL and ultimately joining CrowdStrike. The conversation covers how continuous identity works in practice, why traditional PAM and IGA fall short in a real-time world, and what the rise of agentic AI means for identity governance at scale. Connect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkriz/ Learn more about Crowdstrike: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/platform/next-gen-identity-security/caep/?idac Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com 00:00:00 Introduction and welcome 00:01:21 How Scott got into identity and co-founded Bitium 00:03:55 Selling to Google Cloud and the inspiration for SGNL 00:05:02 Continuous identity and zero standing access explained 00:09:13 Defining continuous identity at CrowdStrike 00:10:20 How continuous identity differs from PAM and IGA 00:15:06 Data as the foundation for continuous identity 00:19:29 Open ecosystems, Shared Signals Framework, and CAEP 00:25:26 Agents, identity chaining, SPIFFE, SPIRE, and MCP gateways 00:33:02 Identity inside CrowdStrike's broader security strategy 00:37:27 Identity security budgets and ROI-driven purchasing 00:40:04 Agentic scale and the need for automated identity controls 00:43:39 The SGNL acquisition: what it means for both companies 00:50:25…

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