As you may have noticed, I have talked about both deepfakes and synthetic identity ad nauseum.
But perhaps you would prefer to hear from someone who knows what they’re talking about.
On a webcast this morning, C. Maxine Most of The Prism Project reminded us that the “Biometric Digital Identity Deepfake and Synthetic Identity Prism Report” is scheduled for publication in May 2025, just a little over a month from now.
As with all other Prism Project publications, I expect a report that details the identity industry’s solutions to battle deepfakes and synthetic identities, and the vendors who provide them.
And the report is coming from one of the few industry researchers who knows the industry. Max doesn’t write synthetic identity reports one week and refrigerator reports the next, if you know what I mean.
At this point The Prism Project is soliciting sponsorships. Quality work doesn’t come for free, you know. If your company is interested in sponsoring the report, visit this link.
While waiting for Max, here are the Five Tops
And while you’re waiting for Max’s authoritative report on deepfakes and synthetic identity, you may want to take a look at Min’s (my) views, such as they are. Here are my current “five tops” posts on deepfakes and synthetic identity.
- March 17, 2025, “How Much Does Synthetic Identity Fraud Cost?“
- March 11, 2025, “Update: A Little Harder to Create Voice Deepfakes?“
- February 24, 2024, “Why Knowledge-Based Authentication Fails at Authentication.”
- November 3, 2023, “Kelly Shepherd, #fakefakefake.”
- August 15, 2023, “Communicating How Your Firm Fights Synthetic Identities.”
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