In Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth and Utah Jazz understand the value of brand trust and identity security. Like many high-profile organizations, professional sports franchises are global enterprises that operate at a rapid pace and rely on instant, secure access to the tools and data that keep them competitive. In this arena, speed and trust aren’t trade-offs; they’re the keys to success.
The same is true for modern businesses and the millions of people behind them. Whether you’re managing company financial reports or your family’s digital accounts, everyone needs a simple, secure way to safeguard their personal identities and technology that enables access without slowing them down.
That mission takes center stage through our multi-year partnership with Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), the parent company of the Utah Jazz, Utah Mammoth, and the Delta Center. As the Official Cybersecurity Partner of both teams, 1Password is redefining how elite organizations approach access and identity security. Just as the Jazz and Mammoth rely on strong fundamentals on the court and the ice, SEG relies on the 1Password Extended Access Management suite to secure its foundation and protect its legacy.
“Giving teams the tools they need to move fast while keeping them digitally protected is at the heart of how organizations win, whether in business, sports, or technology,” said David Faugno, CEO of 1Password. “Just as SEG is transforming sports in Utah and beyond, 1Password is transforming how enterprises secure access in a world of distributed work, global travel, and AI-driven operations. Through the Extended Access Management suite of solutions, we ensure the right person or AI agent has access to the right app from a trusted device. As a result, the Jazz and Mammoth organizations can stay focused on winning on the court, on the ice, and in the community."
This partnership extends beyond the locker room and the boardroom. Professional athletes lead by example in teamwork, preparation, and discipline, values that support strong digital hygiene. Together, we aim to inspire fans to take simple, practical steps toward protecting their digital identities. Whether you’re securing a franchise or a family tablet, everyone deserves a safer, simpler digital future.
The high-stakes world of sports data
In professional sports, a season’s success can hinge on effective security and secrets management. Playoff contention often depends on carefully controlled access to critical information.
Scouting reports, biometric data, health records, contract terms, and proprietary analytics aren’t simply internal documents but critical assets that can determine future wins. When access to those assets isn’t correctly managed, the consequences are real.
At the team level, trainers, scouts, and executives need seamless access to systems across teams, devices, and time zones. Meanwhile, third-party vendors, stadium systems, and analytics partners add more identities to the mix, each requiring the right level of access at the right time.
Modern organizations face similar challenges. Business leaders and IT teams share responsibility for ensuring that identity and access controls keep pace with innovation, enabling every employee, partner, and system to connect safely without slowing down the work that drives performance.
These risks don’t stop at the enterprise level. For every person signing into streaming accounts, shopping online, or helping your family stay safe with shared devices, a single unsecured sign-in can be the difference between security and exposure.
1Password simplifies identity security for everyone, empowering businesses to move quickly with confidence and giving individuals the tools to protect what matters most.
A new era of Extended Access Management
Hockey’s iconic star, Wayne Gretzky, aka “The Great One,” is often attributed to saying, “Skate where the puck is going, not where it’s been.”
That mindset captures the change taking place in identity security today.
1Password Extended Access Management represents a new approach to identity security. It’s not a single product or feature; it’s a holistic approach to securing access across people, apps, and devices that aligns with the way people work today.
Traditional IAM and IGA rely on legacy technologies that can slow workflows - where the puck has been. But today’s organizations are remote, distributed, and fast-moving. In this environment, identity is the perimeter to protect.
Legacy tools leave gaps in credential management, application discovery, and governance for SaaS and AI. The Extended Access Management suite of solutions ensures the right person has access to the right app from a trusted device.
For business and IT leaders, this represents a shift from reactive security to proactive enablement. With Extended Access Management, identity security isn’t a bottleneck; it’s a performance advantage that helps teams share information, onboard faster, and collaborate securely without friction or compromise.
The benefits extend beyond the enterprise. For fans and families, secure access becomes second nature, as simple as logging in. By reducing password fatigue and replacing complexity with confidence, 1Password helps people quickly access information and secure their household’s digital life.
The Extended Access Management suite simplifies secure access
1Password Enterprise Password Manager securely vaults credentials and secrets, provisions credentials for human and agentic workflows, and enables secure credential sharing across groups, keeping teams focused on performance instead of passwords. It provides a single source of truth for secure access, eliminating risks from weak, shared, and exposed credentials. Staff can securely share logins for scouting platforms, analytics dashboards, and travel systems, while IT retains complete visibility and control. The result is streamlined onboarding, faster workflows, and fewer password resets, allowing everyone to focus on performance.
Trelica by 1Password is a leading SaaS Management platform that provides IT teams with a comprehensive view of all applications and AI across departments, whether managed by IT or not. With Trelica, organizations can reduce SaaS spend by identifying redundant tools, right-sizing software licenses, and automatically deprovisioning access when roles or seasons change. For a sports franchise, that means no lingering access from past staff, no surprise app renewals, and a clearer understanding of where sensitive data lives.
1Password Device Trust enables granular conditional access policies to ensure that applications and data are only accessed from trusted devices. It verifies that every laptop, tablet, or phone connecting to critical systems meets compliance standards before sign-in is granted. Whether a coach is logging in from the training facility, a scout is reviewing film from a hotel, or an executive is joining remotely, Device Trust guarantees that only approved, secure devices make the connection.
These capabilities create a frictionless and secure ecosystem designed for real-world performance. The Extended Access Management suite enables teams to move quickly, share confidently, and innovate safely, no matter where their work takes them.
Building the future of sports security
1Password’s partnerships with SEG, the Utah Jazz, and the Utah Mammoth mark a new chapter in how cybersecurity empowers performance for teams who wear helmets, jerseys, or t-shirts. Together with SEG, 1Password is helping redefine what trust means in professional sports: not just securing sign-ins, but enabling teams to operate at full speed with confidence.
This collaboration also represents a significant milestone in 1Password’s strategic expansion into the professional sports sector. The Utah market has become a national hub for innovation, where technology, sports, and AI intersect, and SEG is leading the charge.
In addition to defending the Jazz’s storied legacy and shaping the Mammoths’ new identity, team owner Ryan Smith is uniting both under one roof. Renovations at the Delta Center will create a shared home for basketball and hockey, merging tradition and transformation in a single, state-of-the-art venue.
As the Delta Center’s infrastructure expands and its technology ecosystem evolves, 1Password is proud to help keep SEG’s teams, fans, and data safe. Just as the arena’s physical foundation supports every game, identity security is the digital foundation that supports a safer digital future for people and businesses through trusted access, seamless collaboration, and the confidence to innovate without compromise.
As professional sports venues modernize to host various events and activities, they are increasingly doubling as executive briefing sites, where technology and C-suite relationship-building converge.
Through the Away-Game Executive Hospitality Program, we’re replicating the exceptional experience of a home game at the Delta Center and taking it on the road to engage with 1Password’s customers where they live – bringing business leaders together to explore how identity security, AI, and innovation intersect to shape the future of high-performance organizations.
The program offers unique behind-the-scenes access directly tied to the NHL and NBA road schedules, connecting the excitement of professional sports with the conversations shaping the future of secure organizations.
A new way to make a team work
Whether you’re managing a global organization or your family’s digital life, identity security starts with trust. 1Password helps people and teams everywhere protect what matters most, giving them the confidence to perform, share, and live securely.
As professional teams innovate, secrets and secure access will continue to be their advantage. 1Password is proud to help redefine what it means to play and win.
The Utah Jazz know that defense wins championships, and the Utah Mammoths understand that growing organizations must protect their identity.
Discover how 1Password Extended Access Management helps teams and individuals move faster, collaborate securely, and foster a culture of secure performance.
Chris Fowler
Sr. Content Marketing Manager
