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S9 E29: Overthrowing Shelf-Ware IGA and Engineering Engineering-Led Least-Privilege Frameworks with Umaimah Khan, Co-Founder & CEO of Opal Security
Jun 18, 2024 · Season 9 · Episode 29 · 22 min
Improving the incredible messy world of access management
Umaimah Khan grew up in San Diego, but now lives in the Bay Area. A fun fact about her - she was home schooled until college, and growing up, loved puzzles and math. She planned to be a math professor until she eventually got into startups and tech. She is a curious person, with many hobbies and interests. In fact, she loves to cook and was a chef at two different Michelin star restaurants. She also likes to garden, growing food and also interesting plants.
In the past, UK found herself drawn towards real world problems in real time. What she found herself noticing was that access management was incredibly messy - and that people weren't willing to look behind the curtain to fix the problem. After she noticed that this problem kept surfacing , and decided to solve it.
This is the creation story of Opal Security.
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