Michael Engle

AI agents can turn temporary access into a lasting security liability across enterprise systems. The challenge is controlling what happens after people delegate authority and agents begin acting on their behalf.

Account recovery processes such as password resets and MFA re-enrollment are becoming a primary path attackers use to breach workforce identities.

As AI systems initiate workflows, call APIs, and move sensitive data without waiting for revalidation, trust is often granted once with no expiration date.

Now that attackers can generate fake voices and video frames with easily accessible artificial intelligence tools, traditional knowledge-based authentication and

A look at why identity security is failing in the age of deepfakes and AI-driven attacks, and how biometrics, MFA, PAD, and high-assurance verification must evolve to deliver true, phishing-resistant authentication.

As threats evolve with the advent of AI and deepfakes, attackers aren't breaking MFA—they're bypassing it.

Hiring is no longer just an HR process; it is a new front line of enterprise security. Organizations should treat it as part of the identity security lifecycle.

Several converging trends have made the retail service desk a prime target for attacks.

The Early Days: A Security Obsession I’ve always been a security geek. Back before Information Security was a thing, I was figuring out ways to get into systems or keep people out. This goes all the way back to the days of dial-up modems, bulletin boards, and online services like ... Read More

ISELIN, N.J., August 14, 2025--Ethical hacker and social engineering expert will expose how AI-assisted impersonation attacks are bypassing traditional...

Multi-factor authentication, once the standard for secure access, is proving inadequate in today’s threat landscape. As phishing, AI-powered fraud, and MFA fatigue attacks escalate, organizations must shift toward identity security models that are adaptive, decentralized, and resistant to manipulation.

Join 1Kosmos CSO Mike Engle and CMO Michael Cichon as they break down what it means to earn a perfect score in the iBeta Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) Level 2 certification, the gold standard for detecting advanced identity-based attacks. They’ll explore the key differences between PAD Level 1 and Level 2, why liveness detection is … Continued The post Vlog: 1Kosmos Achieves Perfect Score in Level 2 PAD Certification appeared first on 1Kosmos.

By aligning verification and authentication within a unified identity architecture, enterprises can close security gaps and move toward a zero-trust identity framework.

It’s no secret, and hasn’t been for some time, that identity is the preferred attack vector for cyber criminals and nation-state actors.

The FBI is raising the alarm over an escalation in North Korean nation-state threat actors leveraging generative AI, laptop farms, and deepfakes to successfully infiltrate large companies through remote job applications, despite widely available solutions that can thwart such attacks. We’ve discussed this threat before. But according to a recent Cyberscoop.com report, it’s getting worse. … Continued The post Why the Fortune 500 Keeps Getting Duped by Deepfake Job Applicants–And How to Stop It ap

Workstation-based biometric authentication offers a scalable alternative to physical security tokens.

Enterprises must adopt more resilient identity systems to mitigate risks.

As fraud continues to rise across industries, businesses must implement stronger identity verification methods to protect digital and in-person transactions.

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., December 03, 2024--Attendees will gain actionable insights into improving work processes to detect identity fraud throughout the extended workforce.

Home » Security Bloggers Network » Vlog: How Can Remote Caller Verification Protect Your Organization From Social Engineering? Mike Engle: Hi, everybody. My name is Mike Engle, co-founder and head of strategy here at 1Kosmos. I’m joined today by Jens…