Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved rapidly from a futuristic concept to a powerful tool in the hands of bad actors. AI-based attacks are no longer just theoretical threats—they are happening across industries and surpassing traditional defense mechanisms.
But the solution is not in the future. A properly designed identity security platform can provide defenses against AI impersonation fraud. Learn more about how a secure-by-design identity platform can combat AI deepfake fraud and become a crucial component in today’s cyber defense landscape.
The Growing Threat of AI Impersonation Fraud
Recent incidents have highlighted the alarming potential of AI-powered fraud:
These cases emphasize a critical truth: attackers will exploit every tool at their disposal to breach organizations, and AI has significantly simplified their efforts while reducing costs.
The Limitations of Current Solutions
While the cybersecurity industry has introduced deepfake detection tools and improved end-user training, these approaches have fundamental flaws:
- The AI Arms Race: Deepfake detection and generation are in a perpetual struggle, with neither side maintaining a lasting advantage
- Probabilistic Detection: Detection solutions provide probabilistic defenses, leaving room for error
- Burden on End Users: Relying on user vigilance puts an unrealistic expectation on individuals to detect increasingly sophisticated deceptions
A Paradigm Shift: AI Defense as an Extension of Identity Security
AI impersonation fraud is another outcome of weak identity security. In these attacks, bad actors first need to compromise a legitimate user’s identity undetected to convincingly extort victims for financial gain and political influence.
While many AI detection tools attempt to identify deepfakes, a secure-by-design identity platform can offer cryptographic assurances about a user’s identity and trusted device usage.
Key advantages of a secure-by-design identity platform:
- Strong Identity Assurance: Phishable credentials make it easy for malicious actors to assume a legitimate user’s identity. Beyond Identity authenticates users with phishing-resistant credentials using device-bound passkeys to prevent identity-based attacks.
- Device Security Compliance: Only recognized devices that pass security checks can access company resources, including video conferencing and collaboration tools
- Holistic Risk Assessment: Utilize real-time user and device risk signals captured by the platform and information gathered from other security tools to make precise access decisions
Introducing RealityCheck by Beyond Identity
Beyond Identity’s RealityCheck extends the secure-by-design identity platform to combat AI deepfake fraud. This feature offers visual attestations of identity and device security within video conferencing and communication tools, in addition to strong identity assurance, device security compliance, and holistic risk assessments.
RealityCheck ensures identity and device security, which is crucial in preventing AI deepfake fraud. It provides a tamper-proof visual badge to end-users, allowing them to collaborate confidently with verified individuals. RealityCheck is currently integrated with Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with future integrations with Slack and email on the horizon.
Ready to Defend Your Organization from AI Deepfake Fraud?
A secure-by-design identity platform eliminates identity risks from the ground up, offering robust defense against existing threats like MFA bypass, phishing, and AI impersonation fraud. With RealityCheck, Beyond Identity provides the necessary security assurances to combat emerging threats effectively.
Contact us for a personalized demo and see firsthand how RealityCheck by Beyond Identity can safeguard your organization from AI deepfake fraud.