AI and Authentication: A Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call

In a compelling blog post from ThreatDown by Malwarebytes, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns that artificial intelligence has "fully defeated" most common authentication methods — excluding passwords. Biometric systems like voiceprints and video verification are now vulnerable to deepfake technologies, making traditional security advice obsolete.

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The blog highlights how generative AI is already being used in fraud schemes, with incidents involving fake Zoom calls and synthetic identities leading to major financial losses. As AI capabilities rapidly evolve, organisations must rethink authentication strategies, leaning into stronger passwords, multifactor authentication, and AI-resistant technologies like FIDO2 passkeys.

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