Forbes October 28, 2024
Christophe Van de Weyer is the Chief Executive Officer of Telesign.
“There’s nothing to fear but fear itself,” Franklin Roosevelt famously once said. However, the digital world is fast becoming an exception, with threats so significant and protections against them so lacking that our anxieties are more than justified.
After all, cybercriminals victimized more than 300 million people in 2023. Additionally, hackers launched nearly 9 million phishing attacks globally last year, tricking unsuspecting individuals into sharing sensitive data.
People are anxious about the possibility of fraud as AI ramps up across society. In a recent survey, the Telesign Trust Index, 58% of people worldwide are more fearful of becoming fraud victims now than two years ago. It’s no surprise given...