Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved from a futuristic concept to a powerful weapon in the hands of bad actors. Today, AI-based attacks are not just theoretical threats; they are taking place in all sectors and are surpassing traditional defense mechanisms.
However, the solution is not futuristic. It turns out that a well-designed identity security platform can protect against AI impersonation fraud. Learn more about how a secure-by-design identity platform can eliminate deepfake fraud with AI and serve as a critical component in this new era of cyber defense.
The growing threat of AI impersonation fraud
Recent incidents highlight the alarming potential of AI-powered fraud:
These cases underscore a crucial truth: attackers have, and will continue to use, every tool at their disposal to penetrate organizations, and AI has significantly simplified their efforts while reducing costs.
The limitations of current solutions
While the cybersecurity industry has responded with deepfake detection tools and improved end-user training, these approaches are fundamentally flawed because:
- The AI arms race: Deepfake detection and deepfake generators are in an ongoing battle as one model trains the other, with neither side retaining a lasting advantage
- Probabilistic detection: Detection solutions provide probabilistic defense mechanisms, leaving room for error
- Burden on end users: Relying on user vigilance places an unrealistic expectation on individuals to be able to discern increasingly sophisticated deceptions.
A paradigm shift: AI defense as an extension of identity security
AI impersonation fraud is yet another manifestation of weak identity security. These attacks still require bad actors to first unknowingly compromise a legitimate user’s identity to convincingly extort victims for financial gain and political influence.
While many AI detection tools make best guesses at identifying deepfakes, a secure-by-design identity platform can provide cryptographic guarantees that a user is who they say they are and is using a trusted and compatible device.
Key benefits of a secure-by-design identity platform include:
- Strong identity guarantee: Phishable credentials make it easy for malicious actors to assume the identity of a legitimate user. Beyond Identity authenticates only users with phishing-resistant credentials using device-based passkeys to eliminate identity-based attacks.
- Device security compliance: Allow only authorized devices that pass security checks to access corporate resources, including videoconferencing and other collaboration tools
- Holistic risk assessment: Use real-time user and device risk signals captured by our platform and risk signals collected from other security tools in your environment to make accurate and adaptive access decisions.
Introducing RealityCheck from Beyond Identity
Beyond Identity’s RealityCheck extends our secure-by-design identity platform to protect against AI deepfake fraud. In addition to providing strong identity assurance, device security compliance, and holistic risk assessments, this feature visual attestations of identity and device security within videoconferencing and communication tools.
Ensuring identity and device security is the necessary first step to successfully prevent AI deepfake fraud. The second step is to communicate that assurance to end users with a tamper-proof visual badge so they can work with the right person with confidence – this is what RealityCheck provides. Currently, RealityCheck is integrated with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with additional integrations with Slack and email coming soon.
Ready to defend your organization against AI deepfake fraud?
A secure-by-design identity platform is characterized by its ability to eradicate identity risks from the ground up and provide robust defenses against current and emerging threats, including MFA bypass, phishing and AI impersonation fraud.
RealityCheck is part of Beyond Identity’s Secure Access Platform, the only IAM platform designed to eliminate identity attacks. With the changing landscape of identity-based threats, it became imperative to expand our core security safeguards to defend against AI impersonation attacks.
Beyond Identity’s RealityCheck helps you secure video conferencing tools with a secure identity foundation and visual, tamper-resistant attestations. Get in touch for a personalized demo to see first-hand how the solution works.
