Identity is the breaking point — get it right or zero trust fails
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Summary
Deepfakes, large language models, and AI-driven deception are the weapons of a new cyberwar, says VentureBeat, as adversaries hack people and their identities, rather than just hacking systems.
It says CrowdStrike’s 2024 Global Threat Report revealed that 60% of intrusions involved valid credentials, while deepfakes are causing fraud losses in the US to rise to 40bnby2027,from12.3bn in 2023.
The answer to the threat is to adopt zero trust frameworks and its core concepts, says VentureBeat, as Deloitte found that 25.9% of organisations experienced deepfake incidents in the 12 months before.
The traditional perimeter-based security model is a liability and leaves gaps that adversaries can identify and exploit, says the report, while a zero trust model assumes an invasion has already happened and constantly verifies identity and permissions.
To counter the threat, enterprises must move from fragmented security solutions to unified, cloud-based security platforms that eliminate gaps, says the report.