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Insights on identity verification, compliance, and building trust in business.

Security

Voice Cloning in 30 Seconds: Why Phone Calls Are No Longer Proof of Identity

It takes 30 seconds of audio to clone a voice with 99.8% accuracy. That means the phone call you just received from your CEO may not have been your CEO.

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Care

The Safeguarding Gap: How Agency Staff Rotate Through Care Homes Unchecked

39% of safeguarding concerns in care involve staff or volunteers. Yet most care homes have no way to verify who's actually on shift.

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Identity

Platform Agnostic Verification: Why Your Identity Solution Can't Be Locked to One App

Identity fraud doesn't stay on Zoom. So why does your verification solution? The case for platform-agnostic identity.

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Recruitment

The Recruiter's Nightmare: Deepfake Candidates in Remote Interviews

You interviewed him on Tuesday. He started Monday. By Wednesday, you realised it wasn't the same person. Welcome to the era of deepfake hiring.

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Compliance

Audit Trails That Actually Work: Why "We Asked and They Said Yes" Isn't Compliance

When the regulator arrives, they want documentation. 'We asked and they said yes' is not an audit trail. Here's what is.

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Thought Leadership

What Is Identity-as-Infrastructure? The Next Category in Enterprise Trust

Cloud infrastructure transformed how we build software. Identity infrastructure will transform how we build trust. Here's what that means.

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Workforce

The Temp Worker Loophole: 1.1 Million Workers, Almost Zero Verification

Five agency workers arrive Monday morning. One says 'Dave couldn't make it — I'm covering.' He gets a lanyard and building access. Nobody checks.

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Care

Care Home Staffing: When "Who's Looking After Mum?" Has No Good Answer

1.5 million people work in UK social care. Many rotate between sites. Families rarely know who's actually looking after their loved ones.

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Trades

Why Trade Platforms Can't Tell You Who Actually Showed Up

Checkatrade verifies the business. But when someone knocks on your door, the platform has no idea if that's the person you booked — or someone else entirely.

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Security

The $25 Million Deepfake: What the Arup Attack Means for Every Business

In early 2024, a finance worker at Arup transferred $25 million after a video call with deepfake versions of his colleagues. Here's what went wrong — and what it means for your business.

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Recruitment

5 Signs Your Hiring Process Has a Right-to-Work Gap

Most UK businesses think their right-to-work process is solid. Most are wrong. Here are five warning signs.

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Identity

Two-Way Verification: What It Is and Why One-Way Systems Are No Longer Enough

You prove your identity to your bank every day. But when did your bank last prove its identity to you? That's the problem with one-way verification.

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Identity

The Identity Verification Gap: Why Businesses Still Trust Strangers

Every day, businesses let unverified people into their buildings, onto their systems, and into their hiring pipelines. Here's why that's a problem — and what's changing.

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Compliance

The Fair Work Agency: What Every UK Business Needs to Know Before April 2026

The Fair Work Agency launches in April 2026 with walk-in audit powers. Here's what it means for your business and how to prepare.

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Company Updates

Welcome to Certifyd

We're building the identity layer for businesses that can't afford to get it wrong. Here's why.

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Identity

Who's Really at Your Door? The Hidden Risk of Letting Strangers Into Your Home

You verify your identity to board a plane. But to let a stranger into your home? You rely on hope. Here's why that needs to change.

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