Amy Koczera: Strategic Writer & Storyteller

Author: Amy Koczera

  • Lessons from Identiverse 2025: Smarter Access, Stronger Outcomes

    Lessons from Identiverse 2025: Smarter Access, Stronger Outcomes

    Amid the headlines around machine identities and AI agents at Identiverse 2025, another well-known security practice garnered attention: access management. In presentations and conversations throughout the week, access management received refreshed attention as a strategic enabler of productivity, interoperability, and organizational performance.

    In fast-paced, shared device environments like healthcare and manufacturing, the ability to log in quickly and securely is necessary for mission-critical work. At Identiverse, we heard from IT and security leaders who are keeping up with the demands of these environments by leveraging smarter access management solutions to drive business outcomes while enhancing security, compliance, and productivity.

    Here are some of our highlights from the event.

    Read the full blog here.

  • The Bite Back: The era of the ex-journalist

    The Bite Back: The era of the ex-journalist

    When I first decided I wanted to be a journalist, I felt like it was a highly respected profession that carried weight. Not just in a professional sense, but in a deeply personal one. For me, it meant something to be a watchdog, a gatekeeper. I wanted to chase the truth, question authority, and serve the public.

    But for a growing number of ex-reporters like me, the former title now feels more like a ghost—a past identity left behind in the name of survival.

    Welcome to the era of the ex-journalist.

    The deeper I got into the job, the further I felt from the purpose that brought me into it. It became painfully clear that the intention I started with, the belief that journalism could make things better, would never be fulfilled if I stayed in the industry.

    Over the last decade, my dream of building a career in traditional journalism has morphed from a calling into a cautionary tale. It’s not just the vanishing local newsrooms or the industry’s digital death spiral perpetrated by the rise of a social-first world, but the sheer emotional and financial cost of staying in it.

    Read the full blog post on the Bite Back on Substack.

  • HIMSS25 Takeaways: Passwords are Out & Mobile is In

    HIMSS25 Takeaways: Passwords are Out & Mobile is In

    The annual HIMSS Conference is always a whirlwind, but this year felt different. Between the uncertainty that accompanies a new administration, a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, and the buzz of new tech, one thing was clear: the intersection of care delivery and IT has reached an inflection point.

    A lot is evolving—from the way clinicians access information to how organizations manage security risks. For those who weren’t there, here’s what really stood out to us at HIMSS 2025.

    Read the full blog here.