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Mary Ruddy
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- IAM Visibility and Observability
- IAM Discovery
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
- Identity and Access Data
- Authorization
- Authentication
- Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM)
- Architecting IAM
- IAM Resilience
- Gen AI and Emerging Technologies
- Access Management (AM)
- Identity and Access Intelligence
- IAM Standards
- Business Enablement
Speaker Bio
Mary Ruddy is a distinguished VP Analyst and former Chief of Research for Cybersecurity.
Her primary coverage areas are identity and access management, and cybersecurity architecturent including customer, partner and workforce IAM, identity threat detection and response, identity protocols, and agentic AI and API protection. Other topics she covers include risk-based and adaptive authentication, identity analytics, bring your own identity (BYOI), government identity initiatives and identity standards.
She was a founding member of the OASIS Electronic Identity Credential Trust Elevation Methods Technical Committee and Chair of Identity Commons. She was also a founding member of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG), which was formed in response to the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC).
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Her primary coverage areas are identity and access management, and cybersecurity architecturent including customer, partner and workforce IAM, identity threat detection and response, identity protocols, and agentic AI and API protection. Other topics she covers include risk-based and adaptive authentication, identity analytics, bring your own identity (BYOI), government identity initiatives and identity standards.
She was a founding member of the OASIS Electronic Identity Credential Trust Elevation Methods Technical Committee and Chair of Identity Commons. She was also a founding member of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG), which was formed in response to the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC).
Sessions
Monday, December 08, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM CST
Enhance Security and Resiliency by Extending the Discipline of ITDR
Mary Ruddy,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Identity Threat Detection and Response is a discipline that brings a security mindset to protecting the core identity infrastructure itself. In this session, we will discuss extending these concepts to protecting more of your organization's digital assets.
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Tuesday, December 09, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Leadership Exchange: Identity Unconference
Mary Ruddy,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Zachary Smith,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Erik Wahlstrom,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Homan Farahmand,
VP Analyst, Gartner
In this Unconference Leadership Exchange the agenda and topics will be determined by the attendees themselves, rather than being pre-set by organizers.
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Tuesday, December 09, 2025 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM CST
Ask the Expert: How to Address Partner IAM Requirements
Mary Ruddy,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Navigating the complexities of partner identity and access management can be challenging, as it involves managing various types of external identities while ensuring security and compliance. In this session we answer your questions about best practices and approaches for managing partner identities effectively.
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