Platform secures workforce identity against sophisticated social engineering, scattered spider and hiring fraud attacks
ISELIN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Blockchain—1Kosmos, the leader in unifying identity proofing and passwordless authentication, today announced it has been ranked Highest for Workforce Use Cases in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Identity Verification report. A full copy is available here.
As enterprises confront rising threats such as scattered spider attacks, hiring fraud, and deepfake-driven impersonation, workforce identity verification has become essential to safeguard access at onboarding, login, and account recovery. Manual verification and weak identity checks have proven insufficient, leading to costly breaches and IT service desk exploits.
“We believe being ranked highest for Workforce Use Cases by Gartner validates our mission to secure the person, not just the credential, across every enterprise access scenario,” said Hemem Vimadalal, CEO of 1Kosmos. “Customers choose 1Kosmos for our unique ability to deliver high-assurance identity verification that is scalable, resilient, and easy to adopt—helping enterprises protect their people and their data.”
1Kosmos delivers a multi-modal, continuous, and adaptive workforce identity verification platform that adjusts to business risk and context. Key features include:
- Certified biometric liveness detection to prevent deepfake, replay, and presentation attacks.
- AI-powered risk scoring and behavioral anomaly detection to stop suspicious activity before breaches occur.
- Decentralized architecture on a private, permissioned ledger with local PII storage to preserve privacy and minimize breach impact.
- Broad integrations with identity providers including AD, Ping, CyberArk, Okta, and Microsoft, enabling seamless security across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
These abilities allow organizations to close one of the most exploited security gaps—the point of identity—while reducing fraud, accelerating onboarding, and lowering help desk costs.
Recent 1Kosmos milestones include securing over 75 million users globally, powering the world’s largest FIDO2 deployment with more than one billion daily authentications, and reducing identity fraud by more than 40% within six months in live environments.
For more information on the 1Kosmos platform visit: https://www.1kosmos.com/watch-demo/
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Critical Capabilities for Identity Verification, by Akif Khan, James Hoover, Nayara Sangiorgio, August 26, 2025
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About 1Kosmos
1Kosmos enables remote identity verification and passwordless multi-factor authentication for workers, customers, and residents to securely engage with digital services. By unifying identity proofing, credential verification, and strong authentication, the 1Kosmos platform prevents identity impersonation, account takeover, and fraud while delivering frictionless user experiences and preserving the privacy of users’ personal information.
The company conducts millions of authentications daily for major banks, telecommunications providers, technology and service providers, healthcare organizations, and retailers worldwide. Backed by Forgepoint Capital, Origami Capital Partners/Oquirrh Ventures, NextEra, Gula Tech Adventures, and Craig Abod, 1Kosmos is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.1kosmos.com and follow us on X, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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Marc Gendron
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