Polyguard Launches Real-Time Defense Platform Against AI-Driven Fraud and Deepfakes

Polyguard launches with real-time defense platform to prevent deepfake and AI-driven fraud - SiliconANGLE

Polyguard launches with real-time defense platform to prevent deepfake and AI-driven fraud Deepfake and fraud prevention company Polyguard Inc. launched today with an offering that proactively protects against multichannel fraud and impersonation attacks. Polyguard pitches itself as "redefining anti-fraud technology for the AI era" by giving financial institutions, businesses and individuals full control over their personal and critical communications. The company's offering seeks to assist in dealing with AI-driven fraud and deepfake scams, both of which are increasingly problematic for banking customers. According to Polyguard, traditional fraud detection fails to prevent impersonation attacks, leading to account takeovers, unauthorized transactions and push payment fraud. Polyguard takes a preventative approach to AI-driven fraud and deepfakes by stopping threats before they begin with real-time inbound and outbound number blocking, caller ID spoofing protection, identity-verified encrypted calling channels and secure video conferencing across mobile and desktop. The company's platform integrates with call center software as well as platforms such as Zoom Communications Inc., to ensure safe virtual communications. It does so via a tamper-evident caller identity system that prevents spoofing, complemented with 3D facial recognition and hardware attestation that blocks digital fakes and device tampering. Core to the company's offering is preventing next-generation fraud before it happens, giving financial institutions, businesses and individuals full control over their personal and critical communications. "Everyone from bankers to high school students are facing an onslaught of deepfake-driven scams, from voice spoofing to video impersonation," said co-founder and Chief Executive Joshua McKenty. "Detection alone isn't enough -- by the time you realize a trusted caller ID is fake, the damage is done. We stop fraud before it starts, blocking spoofed calls in real-time and restoring trust in communications." McKenty and his co-founder, Chief Technology Officer Khadem Badiyan, have deep expertise in security, AI and cloud infrastructure. McKenty was formerly the chief cloud architect at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is a co-founder of OpenStack. Badiyan, an AI startup founder and mathematician, pioneered the semantic analysis of social media images and conducted Ph.D. research in p-adic analysis and cryptography.

Polyguard Unveils Industry's First Real-Time Defense Against Deepfakes and AI-Powered Fraud

Enter your email to get Benzinga's ultimate morning update: The PreMarket Activity Newsletter Ex-NASA Chief Cloud Architect Delivers Critical First Line of Defense Against AI-Powered Voice and Video Call Spoofing, Hijacking, and Deepfake Impersonation NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyguard, the first real-time defense against deepfakes and AI-powered fraud, launched today to provide proactive protection against multi-channel fraud and impersonation attacks. Polyguard is redefining anti-fraud technology for the AI era, giving financial institutions, businesses, and individuals full control over their personal and critical communications. AI-driven fraud is surging, with U.S. financial industry losses projected to hit $40 billion by 2027, up from $12.3 billion in 2023. Deepfake scams have become a top concern among private banking customers, as traditional fraud detection fails to prevent impersonation attacks, leading to account takeovers, unauthorized transactions, and push payment fraud. Current deepfake detection tools are largely ineffective, operating defensively after an attack has already begun. They experience a 15-30 second delay, focus only on audio while neglecting video and messaging, and rely on AI battling AI rather than proactively verifying identity. Worse, these systems inadvertently train generative adversarial networks (GANs) to create even more convincing deepfakes -- fueling an arms race that fraudsters are winning. Polyguard takes a preventative approach, stopping threats before they begin with real-time inbound and outbound number blocking (an industry first), caller ID spoofing protection, identity-verified encrypted calling channels, and secure video conferencing across mobile and desktop. By integrating with call center software as well as meeting platforms like Zoom, Polyguard ensures safe virtual communications globally. Its tamper-evident caller identity system prevents spoofing, while 3D facial recognition and hardware attestation blocks digital fakes and device tampering. Built with privacy-first principles, all calls remain confidential, and sensitive data stays on the device. "Phone scams are at the heart of a $40B crime spree, and we are committed to stopping it at the technological source," said Joshua McKenty, CEO and Co-Founder, Polyguard. "Everyone from bankers to high school students are facing an onslaught of deepfake-driven scams, from voice spoofing to video impersonation. Detection alone isn't enough -- by the time you realize a trusted caller ID is fake, the damage is done. We stop fraud before it starts, blocking spoofed calls in real-time and restoring trust in communications" "Like many others, I don't think our banking and brokerage partners fully grasp the scale of this problem -- but I'd rather not have my family office accounts be their costly wake-up call," said Andrew Wilkinson, CEO, Tiny, Ltd. Wilkinson's family office is a design partner of Polyguard. McKenty and his co-founder, Khadem Badiyan (CTO), bring deep expertise in security, AI, and cloud infrastructure. McKenty, former Chief Cloud Architect at NASA, co-founded OpenStack, was Tech Lead for Netscape 8.0, served as Field CTO at Pivotal and was the founding CEO of Piston, which was later acquired by Cisco. Badiyan, an AI startup founder and mathematician, pioneered semantic analysis of social media images and conducted PhD research in p-adic analysis and cryptography. Now available to financial institutions, family offices, professional advisors, and individuals looking to enhance financial security and take back control of their communications, Polyguard is bridging the 'last mile' of new identity infrastructure. To learn more about Polyguard, visit www.polyguard.ai. About Polyguard Polyguard, the industry's first real-time defense against deepfakes and AI-powered fraud, delivers proactive protection against call spoofing, hijacking, and impersonation for voice, video, and messaging, in the call center and beyond. Polyguard prevents next-generation fraud before it happens, giving financial institutions, businesses, and individuals full control over their personal and critical communications. Founded in 2024 by Joshua McKenty (former NASA Chief Cloud Architect and OpenStack co-founder) and Khadem Badiyan (mathematician and pioneer in AI analysis of image semantics), and headquartered in New York, Polyguard is redefining anti-fraud technology for the AI era. Learn more at www.polyguard.ai. Media Contact Alexandra Pony PONY Communications 392495@email4pr.com 250.858.0656 View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polyguard-unveils-industrys-first-real-time-defense-against-deepfakes-and-ai-powered-fraud-302412406.html SOURCE Polyguard Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs