Strategic Account Director at PlainID

Michael Anastasio

Michael is a Strategic Account Director at PlainID, collaborating with top-tier financial, insurance, and pharmaceutical enterprises. He focuses on integrating digital identity into broader business, security, and data strategies to drive scalable digital transformation.

Articles

Oct 3, 2025

Challenging the Status Quo: Why Agentic AI Demands a New Approach to Access Control

The age of agentic AI is no longer a distant forecast; it's a present-day reality, promising to revolutionize enterprise productivity. Yet, this new wave of autonomous technology carries a hidden and profound security risk that traditional controls were never designed to manage. This isn't just a hypothetical concern. A forward looking report from the Cloud Security Alliance, “Agentic AI Identity & Access Management: A New Approach,” quantifies the urgency, revealing that with 60% of enterprises expected to utilize AI agents within the next year, organizations are deploying these powerful systems into environments secured by outdated rules. This mismatch creates a critical authorization blind spot, leaving a wide-open door for data exposure, compliance failures, and privilege escalation on an unprecedented scale.

Mar 11, 2024

Understanding Identity Security Posture Management

Let's explore what ISPM entails, its importance, and how enterprises leverage it to strengthen their security posture.

Nov 15, 2023

Secure Access Control in Power BI with PlainID

As businesses continue to navigate through vast oceans of data, tools like Microsoft Power BI have become indispensable for drawing actionable insights. Yet, with the power of such analytics comes a significant security challenge – especially when dealing with sensitive information.