Attackers are only as powerful as their permissions: Identity Security lessons from inside Mandiant

Identity Decoded | The Identity Security Podcast · Jul 1, 2026 · 31m

Episode Summary:

Chris Linklater from Mandiant has spent his career helping organizations respond to cyber incidents, recover from breaches, and strengthen their security foundations. In this episode of Identity Decoded, he joins Roy Akerman and Rob Ainscough to unpack why identity has become one of the most common paths attackers use to gain access, move laterally, and exfiltrate data. Drawing from real-world incident response engagements, Chris explains why organizations often focus too narrowly on privileged accounts while overlooking the risks posed by everyday users, delegated…