Security News > 2023 > April > Company that launched 2FA is pioneering AI for digital identity

Joe Burton, CEO of digital identity authentication company Telesign, spoke with TechRepublic about how the "Fuzzy" realm between statistical analysis and artificial intelligence can fuel global, fast and accurate identity management.

Burton said the company is looking forward, with big plans to use new technologies and services powered by AI to set itself apart from competitors.

A key approach since 2019 has been evolving its Communications Platform-as-a-Service leadership, dispensing with passwords and focusing on mobile numbers for identity verification, data modeling and customized communications.

Burton: Because we are seeing about 5 billion unique phone numbers flow through our systems on a monthly basis in 195 countries on behalf of some 3,000 enterprises, I have a really good idea of what a person traveling looks like versus that person's identity having been stolen.

TR: Why is AI required for this kind of user view? Can't this be done with statistical analyses without AI? Burton: There are a couple of answers.

Burton: Well, identity is an arms race: give me a name, give me a name and password, now make the password longer, now answer three security questions, make it seven security questions.

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