Passwords Are Broken: AI Agents Need Identity | Rishi Bhargava, cofounder of Descope
Description
Rishi Bhargava is CEO of Descope, an identity management platform for customers and AI agents. They've raised $88M in funding from investors such as Notable Capital, Lightspeed, Unusual Ventures. The two previous he founded were acquired by Palo Alto Networks and McAfee.
(00:01 ) Introduction
(00:08 ) Origin story: why identity and passwords needed a rethink
(02:59 ) Passwords vs passkeys explained in plain English
(05:06 ) Why logging in is still painful (and why passwords persist)
(09:06 ) Account takeovers explained: how hacks actually happen
(11:59 ) Building security products: philosophy vs regular software
(14:24 ) The ideal login experience: from frustration to seamless access
(16:40 ) What is an AI agent? Defining agent identity simply
(21:54 ) Good bots vs bad bots: trust, access, and control in an agent world
(25:03 ) Breaches and blast radius: security before vs after Descope
(27:55 ) Company building lessons from Demisto to Descope
(30:15 ) AI trends that matter most for enterprise products
(32:40 ) Rapid Fire Round
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Where to find Rishi Bhargava:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhargavarishi/
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