Deepfake-proof onboarding emerges in new iProov–HYPR alliance

INSIDER SPOTLIGHT

• iProov and HYPR fuse biometric liveness and passwordless security to stop AI-driven identity fraud at the very first access point
• The integration positions government-grade liveness as a zero-trust gatekeeper for workforce onboarding
• The partnership aims to defeat synthetic identities, deepfakes, and state-sponsored infiltration campaigns
  

iProov and HYPR have joined forces to deliver what they call a critical new layer of zero-trust defense at the initial access point, integrating government-grade biometric liveness checks directly into HYPR’s Affirm platform to block AI-driven workforce identity fraud.

Why it matters

Enterprises are confronting an escalation in synthetic identities, deepfakes, and state-backed impersonation operations. Fraud now starts before access controls even activate—at onboarding—where fake workers can enter corporate systems and persist undetected. 

The issue became globally visible following revelations that more than 300 United States-based companies had been infiltrated by operatives linked to North Korea, generating an estimated P17 million for the regime.

Bojan Simic

Chief executive officer of HYPR

Driving the news

iProov’s certified liveness assurance is now embedded into HYPR’s platform via OIDC, forming a zero-trust defense layer that verifies the person behind the identity before any credentials are issued. According to iProov, this creates an “uncompromising first step” in establishing immutable identity trust during workforce onboarding.

What they’re saying

“The integrity of the workforce is under siege, and deepfakes are the new breach vector for nation-states and organized crime,” HYPR CEO Bojan Simic said in a press release on Dec. 10, 2025. “This is a wake-up call: zero-trust access is only as strong as the initial identity proofing.”

“Enterprises across all sectors are under attack and must take the necessary steps to secure themselves against this quickly evolving identity threat by prioritizing one of the single most critical points in the workforce lifecycle: the start,” said iProov CEO Andrew Bud.

Andrew Bud

Chief executive officer of iProov

The big picture

Zero-trust frameworks traditionally focus on continuous authentication and least-privileged access, but the iProov–HYPR integration reframes the conversation: trust must be established before an identity ever enters the system. By validating that the user is both the right person and a real human, the combined solution eliminates the initial attack vector that deepfake-driven fraud exploits.

The benefits

• Definitive secure onboarding: Blocks fraudulent workers and synthetic identities at registration
• Credential attack prevention: Protects account recovery and stops reset-based intrusions
• Government-grade assurance: Meets US NIST digital identity standards for liveness and identity proofing

The bottom line

As enterprises confront AI-powered impersonation at unprecedented scale, zero-trust can no longer rely solely on perimeter and session controls. The first control—verifying a genuine human at the initial access point—has become the new battleground. —Vanessa Hidalgo |Ed: Corrie S. Narisma