The brief discusses how artificial intelligence has expanded enterprise risk, introducing deepfake fraud, insider threats, and autonomous AI agents that can be hijacked or misused. As AI accelerates deception and scale, identity becomes the key to distinguishing trusted from compromised humans and machines. The paper calls for an identity-first security model with AI-aware authentication, deepfake detection, behavioral analytics, and unified governance across human and non-human entities. This adaptive approach reduces fraud, enhances trust, ensures compliance, and transforms identity into a strategic control layer that protects brand and business resilience in the AI era.

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