identity verification
Android developers just got a new verification layer
To help prevent malicious actors from spreading harmful apps while hiding behind anonymity, Google is rolling out developer verification to all Android developers. The company …
Reddit declares war on bad bot activity
Reddit is introducing changes to support interactions between people. The company is taking a bottom-up approach to help users understand when they are engaging with another …
Why workforce identity is still a vulnerability, and what to do about it
Most organizations believe they have workforce identity under control. New hires are verified. Accounts are provisioned. Multi-factor authentication is enforced. Audits are …
Face scans and ID checks are coming to Discord
Discord users will soon see a change to how their accounts work. From early March 2026, access to some features will require age verification using an ID or a face scan. The …
AI-driven scams are eroding trust in calls, messages, and meetings
In this Help Net Security video, Miguel Fornés, Governance and Compliance Manager at Surfshark, discusses how AI is changing social engineering attacks. He describes how tasks …
Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms
Fraud has become a routine part of gig work for many earners, and the ways workers respond are creating new security problems for platforms. A recent TransUnion study of U.S. …
LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal
In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He …
Voice cloning defenses are easier to undo than expected
Many voice protection tools promise to block cloning by adding hidden noise to speech. Researchers at a Texas university found that widely used voice protection methods can be …
The collapse of trust at the identity layer
Identity verification has become the latest front in the fight against industrialized fraud, according to a new report from Regula. The shift is visible across sectors that …
Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals
Most CISOs spend their time thinking about account takeover and phishing, but identity document fraud is becoming a tougher challenge. A new systematic review shows how …
Deepfakes, fraud, and the fight for trust online
In this Help Net Security video, Michael Engle, Chief Strategy Officer at 1Kosmos, explains how deepfakes are changing online identity verification. He describes how fake IDs …
Securing real-time payments without slowing them down
In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Singh, CISO at Tyro, discusses what it takes to secure real-time payments without slowing them down. He explains how analytics, …