<p>Jeff and Jim review seven major IAM and cybersecurity industry reports from Q1 2026, covering releases from Check Point, Recorded Future, Sophos, Palo Alto Unit 42, IBM X-Force, Darktrace, and Hypr. They pull high-level findings and hot takes from each, identifying recurring themes: AI accelerating attack speed to as little as 72 minutes from breach to data exfiltration, identity infrastructure as the primary attack surface, machine identities as a growing and undermanaged risk, MFA gaps enabling credential abuse, and the near-impossibility of blocking every intrusion attempt. The episode also covers third-party and supply chain risk, deepfake attacks reaching 87% of surveyed organizations, stalled passkey adoption in the enterprise, and what zero standing privilege looks like in practice. They close with a lighter discussion on dark mode versus light mode and a hypothetical podcast reboot.</p><p><br></p><p>Reports:</p><p><br></p><p>Check Point Cyber Security Report 2026 — https://www.checkpoint.com/security-report/</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded Future 2026 State of Security Report — https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/state-of-security</p><p><br></p><p>Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 — https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/2026-sophos-active-adversary-report</p><p><br></p><p>Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report 2026 — https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/research/unit-42-incident-response-report</p><p><br></p><p>IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026 — https://www.ibm.com/reports/threat-intelligence</p><p><br></p><p>Darktrace Annual Threat Report 2026 — https://www.darktrace.com/resources/annual-threat-report-2026</p><p><br></p><p>HYPR 2026 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance Report — https://www.hypr.com/report</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us on LinkedIn:</p><p><br></p><p>Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/</p><p><br></p><p>Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/</p><p><br></p><p>Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Intro and weather chat</p><p>3:00 - Conference updates: EIC Berlin and Identiverse</p><p>7:30 - Q1 2026 IAM report roundup overview</p><p>8:30 - Check Point Cybersecurity Report 2026</p><p>13:00 - Recorded Future State of Security 2026</p><p>17:00 - Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026</p><p>21:00 - Palo Alto Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report</p><p>23:00 - IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026</p><p>28:00 - Darktrace Annual Threat Report 2026</p><p>29:30 - Common themes across reports</p><p>37:00 - Hypr State of Passwordless Identity Assurance 2026</p><p>44:30 - Overall takeaways: AI speed, machine identity, third-party risk</p><p>48:00 - Light mode vs. dark mode and podcast reboot hypothetical</p><p>57:00 - Wrap-up</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>KEYWORDS</p><p><br></p><p>IAM, identity and access management, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, cybersecurity, Q1 2026, Check Point, Recorded Future, Sophos, Palo Alto, Unit 42, IBM X-Force, Darktrace, Hypr, machine identity, NHI, MFA, passkeys, zero trust, zero standing privilege, AI threats, deepfakes, credential theft, phishing, ransomware, supply chain risk, ITDR, passwordless, EIC, Identiverse</p>