Deel acquires Clarity to strengthen AI-based identity security across workforce lifecycle

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    "title": "Deel acquires Clarity to strengthen AI-based identity security across workforce lifecycle - sea.peoplemattersglobal.com",
    "excerpt": "Deel has acquired AI cybersecurity company Clarity as businesses face growing risks from identity fraud, deepfakes and impersonation during recruitment and employment, the company said on August 3. The acquisition is aimed at extending identity verification and fraud detection beyond hiring into employee onboarding and day-to-day workforce access management. Clarity specialises in identity verification, deepfake detection and fraud prevention. Its technology is already being used by Deel, according to Deel co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz, who said the acquisition would allow the company to integrate the technology more deeply across its platform. The move comes amid concerns over the use of fake identities to gain access to organisations. Deel cited a case last year in which North Korean hackers allegedly impersonated workers to infiltrate global organisations through hiring systems. It also referenced Gartner projections that one in four candidate profiles globally could be fraudulent by 2028. Bouaziz said companies often verify identities during recruitment before transferring employees to separate systems for IT access, device provisioning and other workforce management functions. He argued that the fragmented approach could create security gaps as remote work expands and AI-enabled fraud becomes more sophisticated. Under the planned integration, identity checks will begin...",
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