Identity observability: Bridging identity and security in the age of AI agents

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Sep 1 2026 Duration: 39 mins

Presented by

Rex Booth, Chief Information Security Officer, SailPoint | Lawrence Pingree, Head of Data Security and Al Research, SACR

About this talk

Identity risk is no longer just an identity team issue — it is increasingly a security issue, too. As AI agents, service accounts, and other machine identities expand across the enterprise, organizations need a clearer view of who — and what — has access, where risk is building, and what the SOC needs to see.

Static inventories and passive monitoring can surface gaps, but they often fall short in environments where access changes constantly. In this discussion, Rex Booth, CISO at SailPoint, and Lawrence Pingree, Head of Data Security & AI Research at SACR, will share perspectives on how identity and security teams can work more closely together, improve identity visibility and posture insight, and better understand risk across human and non-human access.

Key takeaways:
- Why identity visibility matters more to the SOC: What security teams need to see as machine and AI-agent access grows
- Where static identity views fall short: Why inventories and one-time reviews miss risk in fast-changing environments
- Bridging the security-identity gap: Practical ways to build shared context and collaborate on access risk