Welcome to the Showcase

IAM Initiatives with Impact: Key Strategies for Higher Education Technology Leaders

presented by Identifly

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Deploying a robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) framework in Higher Education is as much a strategic leadership challenge as it is a technical one. The technical fundamentals - integrating core systems, enabling adaptive access, and automating provisioning - are well understood.

The real hurdle? Getting early buy-in from institutional stakeholders to support and sustain these transformative initiatives.
Identifly has led some of the most significant IAM transformations in the Higher Education sector in Australia and New Zealand. From the pioneering deployment of Okta Identity Cloud at Flinders University - Australia’s first university to adopt the platform - to large-scale modernisations across multiple institutions; Identify has consistently delivered scalable, secure, and user-centric IAM changes.

But regardless of an institution’s size or maturity, one recurring theme persists: IAM projects stall when stakeholder engagement lags behind technical progress.
IAM touches everything; student onboarding, staff experience, research collaboration, cloud adoption, and compliance. Yet, many technology leaders struggle to convey its value beyond technology, often encountering resistance or apathy from the very teams it’s designed to support.

The CAUDIT Top 10 for 2024 ranked IAM as a top 10 priority, not just for its security implications, but for its role in enabling broader digital strategy. IAM is foundational but it needs to be understood that way by executive sponsors, academic leadership, HR, and student services from the outset.

In this Showcase, Aaron Finnis, Identifly's Chief Strategy Officer, will outline actionable strategies for Higher Education CISOs and technology leaders. He will speak from his experience as a CISO and in supporting other universities through this change, focusing on how to design IAM initiatives that not only deliver impactful outcomes, but also align with organisational priorities, engage the right stakeholders early, and embed effective change management practices.

About 
Identifly is Australia’s largest independent implementation partner specialising in Identity and Access Management, Privileged Access Management, and Identity Governance. A forward-thinking team of cybersecurity professionals driven by a desire to secure all apps and users, they only do Identity.

The team has long recognised that identity is the greatest vulnerability for organisations and is committed to helping customers secure their environments through modern tools, expert knowledge, and a pragmatic approach.

With extensive experience supporting businesses through all phases of IAM projects including discovery, planning, implementation, and managed services, Identifly delivers end-to-end solutions, or enhancements to existing in-house identity security teams.

Established in 2019 as a privately owned Australian-based consultancy, Identifly is a trusted partner to clients across the country.

Project: The University of Adelaide 

Join this CAUDIT Hosted webinar

When: Tuesday 13 May 2025 1pm - 2pm AEST
Where: Zoom Webinar

View the recording and presentation slides here

For CAUDIT Members only

Presented by Identifly

Aaron Finnis, Chief Strategy Officer

 

Hosted by CAUDIT

Nikki Peever, Director Cybersecurity

Identifly contact details:

Name: Edward Juers, Enterprise Business Development Manager 
Email: edward.juers@identifly.com.au
Phone: +61 492 144 300