#227 - Behind the Golden Arches of IAM with Ebony Love of McDonalds

In this episode, Jim and Jeff interview Ebony Love, Director of Cybersecurity Deployments with McDonald's. Ebony talks about a big project she did at McDonald's and how Identity is done on behalf of the business. She discusses the challenges of identity management for a large, decentralized network with legacy technology and how to solve these issues with management support. Ebony also shares her experience with management who may not be familiar with Identity and if they see the importance of it. Additionally, Ebony explains the role of onboarding in retaining talent and where McDonald's is in the journey to improving onboarding. Connect with Ebony Love on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebonylove/. Find out more about the Cybersecurity Midwest Summit 2023 at https://whova.com/web/2sOogdl3cIdo76LNOJrtUFRNXxvO%40kakipZlQHyewIA%3D/ Use the code IDAC30 for a 30% discount on your conference pass for Identity Week America at https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/identity-week-america/index.stm Use the code OKTNIDAC30 for 30% off your Oktane 2023 registration at https://www.okta.com/oktane/ Use the code IDAC15PODCAST for a 15% discount on your registration fee for the Authenticate Conference at https://authenticatecon.com/event/authenticate-2023/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter/X/Whatever.