Hey all! I’m hosting a free IAM learning session for anyone curious about Identity & Access Management and how it fits into modern security environments.

I’ve spent 17+ years working in IT and security, and over the past several years a lot of my work has focused on identity systems in enterprise environments. I’ve run a few community workshops like this before and they’ve been a great way for people to start connecting the dots in this space.

If you're studying cybersecurity or working through certs, you’ve probably seen things like SSO, MFA, and identity providers mentioned a lot. This session is about stepping back and understanding the core concepts behind IAM so those ideas start to make sense.

We’ll spend some time unpacking how identity actually works in real systems.

We’ll walk through:

• What Identity & Access Management (IAM) actually is
• Identity vs Authentication vs Authorization
• How SSO, MFA, and Identity Providers fit together
• What IAM systems typically look like inside organizations
• How identity lifecycle and access control work in practice
• How people often move into IAM roles in security

The goal is to give you a clear mental model of how identity works, especially if you're early in your cybersecurity journey.

No experience required — just bring curiosity.

Saturday, March 14 - 11:00 AM Central

It’ll be about a 60–90 minute live session with time for Q&A.

If you're interested in joining, feel free to comment and I can send over the details.

I can also share an IAM Discord community with anyone who attends and wants to keep learning with others in the identity space — totally optional.

Hope to see some of you there.