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Raj Ananthanpillai

Raj is a passionate and successful entrepreneur and visionary leader with more than 30 years of experience building technology businesses, with successful exits. One of his companies was instrumental in developing TSA-Precheck, and other security threat assessment programs for some U.S. intel agencies. Raj holds an M.S. in Engineering Physics and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. In addition, he holds multiple U.S. patents and has authored two books. Raj also champions education, serving on boards for Wolf Trap, University of Kansas, and the White House Historical Association.
Account renting exposes the limits of current gig worker screening

Written by Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO and founder of Trua, featured on BiometricUpdate.com A background check...

Why Most Companies Should Stop Building Their Own Identity Infrastructure

A new article on Forbes by Raj Ananthanpillai For years, I have watched smart executives...

Comparing The Top 5 IDV & Background Screening Companies: What...

Most HR teams still evaluate background screening vendors by turnaround time and price. In 2026,...

The Hidden I-9 Compliance Crisis Costing U.S. Employers Millions in...

Millions in fines for paperwork mistakes? It’s happening right now. In 2025, U.S. Immigration and...

Digital Platforms Need A Gig Passport, Not Another Screening Queue

This article was originally featured on Forbes by Trua CEO Raj Ananthanpillai. Be sure to...

Carnival Cruise Data Breach 2026: Nearly 6 Million Customers’ Personal...

The Carnival Corporation data breach announced this week is raising serious concerns across the United...

Delivery Apps Are Letting Unvetted Drivers on the Road and...

A recent CBS News Los Angeles investigation revealed a troubling reality in the gig marketplace:...

Digital Trust Credentials Can Help Untangle America’s State Privacy Morass

Original article By Raj Ananthanpillai on Forbes Digital Trust Credentials Can Help Untangle America’s State...

Why Digital Trust Needs A New Foundation

Article By: Raj Ananthanpillai, originally published on Forbes Have you ever stopped to consider how...

The Invisible Gap in the AI Economy: Why AI Agents...

The Agentic Commerce Boom is barreling forward at breathtaking speed — yet it is teetering...

The TriZetto Breach Exposes the Same Broken System – Why the current model needs work
The TriZetto Breach Exposes the Same Broken System – Why...

Over 3.4 million Americans just had their most sensitive information compromised again. TriZetto Provider Solutions...

Oil Rig Worker Arrested at Permian Basin for Child Sex Crimes — Passed Background Check Years Ago
Oil Rig Worker Arrested at Permian Basin for Child Sex...

Last December, a worker on an active oil rig in the Permian Basin was arrested...

Job Hunting in the Age of AI: Why the Search Shouldn’t Feel Like the Hunger Games and How Trua Brings Back Trust
Job Hunting in the Age of AI: Why the Search...

The modern job hunt is starting to feel more and more like survival of the...

How Data Breaches Shattered Digital Confidence

How Data Breaches Shattered Digital Confidence Originally published on Forbes Written by: Raj Ananthanpillai, Trua...

Shift Immediately to Continuous Screening and Ongoing Monitoring for True...

A chilling headline from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 22, 2026, laid bare a terrifying...

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Wolves in Care Provider’s Clothing: The Virtue of Continuous Screening
When hiring a care provider, nurse, or other home service provider, we often focus on...
Reconsider How We Verify Identities in Healthcare
Reconsider How We Verify Identities in Healthcare
The healthcare industry in the U.S. saw an all-time high for data compromises in 2023....
How the health care industry can thwart cyber thieves and protect patient records
How the health care industry can thwart cyber thieves and...
Those who work in health care no doubt chose the profession because they were drawn...
Social Security numbers, personal information at stake as children targeted for ID scams
Social Security numbers, personal information at stake as children targeted...
“It’s well understood by thieves…that children don’t use their SSNs until they’re 18,” one expert...
Are the CFPB’s Days Numbered?
Are the CFPB’s Days Numbered?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was founded in 2011 to safeguard Americans from unfair,...
In the News: “Personhood Credentials” for Verifying Trust in the Age of AI
In the News: “Personhood Credentials” for Verifying Trust in the...
Researchers at OpenAI and MIT have proposed a new approach to authenticating users are human...
May 2025 – Unleash America Start-Up Competition: The Big Winner Is…
May 2025 – Unleash America Start-Up Competition: The Big Winner...
Sure, I’m biased, but I have to say that the Start-Up Eco-System at Unleash is...
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Agentic Commerce Is Coming—Will You Trust It?
Picture this: your AI agent just scored a limited-edition watch at 40% off....
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Strengthening trust and safety in today’s digital economy
As the digital landscape evolves, the demand for secure interactions across platforms is driving innovation...
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Massive Data Breach Exposes over a Billion Personal Records by...

In a stark reminder of the fragility of centralized honey pots of personal data storage,...

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Generative AI Is the New Insider Threat—Here’s Why

Generative AI tools are now everyday productivity boosters across industries—helping draft emails, summarize documents, and...

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81% of Small Businesses Breached in 2025 – Your Company...
Imagine this: Your small business gets breached, costing you over $500,000, forcing you to hike...
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Yet Another Alarming Breach: 5.8 Million Lives Upended by a...
Imagine waking up again to learn your Social Security number, full name, address, and date...
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Recent Infiltration of U.S. Remote Businesses Highlights Need For Better...
The rise of remote work has opened incredible opportunities, but it’s also exposed vulnerabilities, as...
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The Hidden Threat in Remote Hiring
How False Identities Slip Through and What to Do About it...
The School System Background Check Wake-Up Call: Why Youth Organizations...

As a resident of a nearby county, the recent Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) rescreening...

Heartbreaking Uber Lawsuit Highlights Urgent Rideshare Safety Crisis

The recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution report on the lawsuit against Uber—is utterly devastating: A 14-year-old girl...

Yet Another Alarming Breach: 5.8 Million Lives Upended by a...

Imagine waking up again to learn your Social Security number, full name, address, and date...

81% of Small Businesses Breached in 2025 – Your Company...

Imagine this: Your small business gets breached, costing you over $500,000, forcing you to hike...

When Student Data Becomes a Target: The Illuminate Wake-Up Call

The $5.1 million settlement between Illuminate Education and three state Attorneys General is more than...

Agentic Commerce Is Coming—Will You Trust It?

The Promise of Agentic Commerce Picture this: your AI agent just scored a limited-edition watch...

The 2025 ITRC Consumer Impact Report is a human tragedy...

67.8% of everyday victims—your customers, employees, neighbors—say they’ve contemplated self-harm because of identity crime. One...

Worried Your Data Could Be Next? The 17.6 million Prosper User Data Breach Exposes a Bigger Problem
Worried Your Data Could Be Next? The 17.6 million Prosper...

The recent Prosper data breach exposed sensitive info of 17.6 million users, including names, addresses,...

Massive Data Breach Exposes over a Billion Personal Records by...

In a stark reminder of the fragility of centralized honey pots of personal data storage,...

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HR Tech 2025 Pitchfest: Founders redefine the future

Trua recently participated in HR tech’s pitchfest competition just a few weeks ago, where we...

The Hidden Threat in Remote Hiring

The Hidden Threat in Remote Hiring How False Identities Slip Through and What to Do...

Faked Credentials, Vanishing Acts, and the Risk to Modern Hiring

What the Soham Parekh case reveals about fraud and workforce trust A software engineer named...

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Data security is a CX issue too

Earlier this week Trua hosted a webinar alongside S&P Global titled: Strengthening Trust & Safety...

Recent Infiltration of U.S. Remote Businesses Highlights Need For Better...

The rise of remote work has opened incredible opportunities, but it’s also exposed vulnerabilities, as...

Generative AI Is the New Insider Threat—Here’s Why

Generative AI Is the New Insider Threat—Here’s Why Generative AI tools are now everyday productivity...

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Embrace HR’s role in preventing insider security threats

The following excerpt is taken from the recent HR Specialist Newsletter, Vol 23, No 1....

Are the CFPB's Days Numbered?

Are the CFPB’s Days Numbered? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was founded in 2011...

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Mortgage Service Company Enhances Contractor Screening with Trua: A Case...

In the complex and competitive landscape of Real Estate Owned (REO) asset management, unique challenges...

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In the News: “Personhood Credentials” for Verifying Trust in the...

Researchers at OpenAI and MIT have proposed a new approach to authenticating users are human...

Why precision and trust matter in ID verification (2)
Why Precision and Trust Matter in Identity Verification

As the erosion of trust in digital marketplaces reaches a critical mass, threatening the collapse...

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Social Security numbers, personal information at stake as children targeted...

“It’s well understood by thieves…that children don’t use their SSNs until they’re 18,” one expert...

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Prioritizing Trust and Safety in the Age of AI

As an entrepreneur and repeat founder who has watched the rapid proliferation (and demise) of...

2023 Trends in Identity Report: Job Scams Rise 118% –...

The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and with it, the methods used by fraudsters to...

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The Subtle Peril Within: Insider Threats in 2024

While cybersecurity is frequently associated with safeguarding against external threats, it’s crucial not to overlook...

Trust and Safety in the Digital Age

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape and proliferation of deep fakes and bots, maintaining trust...

How the health industry can thwart cyber thieves and protect patient records
How the health industry can thwart cyber thieves and protect...

This article was originally featured on Medical Economics. Read the original version Here How the...

Verified Reviews: Fostering Authenticity and Consumer Confidence in the AI...

The rise of generative AI has enabled the creation of countless fake online reviews, eroding...

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The Evolving Landscape of Data Privacy: First-Party Verification and Consent

The conversation around privacy and personal data management is louder and more complex than ever....

The Identity Crisis: Navigating the New Frontier of AI-Driven Fraud and Deception
The Identity Crisis: Navigating the New Frontier of AI-Driven Fraud...

As someone involved in the identity industry, I share your concerns about the surge in...

Reconsider How We Verify Identities in Healthcare
Reconsider How We Verify Identities in Healthcare

This article was originally featured on PSQH.com if you wish to view the original source...

Wolves in Care Provider’s Clothing: The Virtue of Continuous Screening
Wolves in Care Provider’s Clothing: The Virtue of Continuous Screening

When hiring a care provider, nurse, or other home service provider, we often focus on...

How Small Businesses Can Battle Cybercriminals With Limited Resources
How Small Businesses Can Battle Cybercriminals With Limited Resources

How Small Businesses Can Battle Cybercriminals With Limited Resources This article was originally written by...

What Deepfakes Mean for Corporations

If you got a video call from your CEO asking you to send sensitive documents...

When Security Collides with Customer Impatience
When Security Collides with Customer Impatience

Online customers don’t take long to get fidgety. They want their transactions to happen –...

Navigating the Perils of Online Dating: The Urgent Call for Trust and Safety
Navigating the Perils of Online Dating: The Urgent Call for...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern romance, online dating apps have become a ubiquitous...

Keep online customers happy without jeopardizing security
Keep online customers happy without jeopardizing security

Recently Trua CEO Raj Ananthanpillai wrote a piece for betanews.com about online security and how...

Too Big to Succeed: The CFPB’s Doomed Quest to Help Americans
Too Big to Succeed: The CFPB’s Doomed Quest to Help...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fights for Americans with one or two hands tied...

Who Are You Swiping Right On? Trust and Safety in the World of Dating Apps
Who Are You Swiping Right On? Trust and Safety in...

How many of your friends met their partners online? The quest for love and companionship...

What FICO won't tell you
What FICO won't tell you

The ubiquity of FICO is its greatest strength. We see advertisements talk about raising FICO...

What You Should Know About New-Job Background Checks
What You Should Know About New-Job Background Checks

You will likely be subject to one, and laws govern what employers can and cannot...

Doing Battle With Identity Thieves

Recently Trua founder & CEO Raj Ananthanpillai did a guest editorial for American security today,...

License to Verify: Smoother Journey for Online Verification to Increase Customers
License to Verify: Smoother Journey for Online Verification to Increase...

When it comes to online identity verification, our compliance borders on psychosis. We put up...

A novel solution for the Gig Economy

When we talk about the gig economy, most people think of companies like Uber or...

11th Circuit Data Breach Decision Highlights Employer Obligations to Protect Employee Personal Identifiable Information From Third Parties
11th Circuit Data Breach Decision Highlights Employer Obligations to Protect...

Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a...

Protecting yourself against fraud, scams, and identity theft is hard....

Read the original article on azcentral.com Criminals aren’t taking time off for the summer, and...

Wearing Your Privacy on Your Sleeve: What Your Devices Want...

By Raj Ananthanpillai Would you let your therapist install a camera in your house? Would...

One Defense Against Data Breaches: Don't Have the Data to...

By Raj Ananthanpillai, Founder and CEO, Trua When it comes to hackers stealing Social Security...

The Impacts of data breaches on your PII
The Impacts of data breaches on your PII

Were you one of the almost 6 million people impacted by the PharMerica data breach?...

Stop Being the Product: How Complacency Compromises Your Personal Data

It is a good time to be a hacker. There is an ocean of personally...

Now Is The Time For Businesses To Deploy A Consumer-First...

Collecting and storing individuals’ personally identifiable information has become the typical way organizations and consumers...

Who Do You Trust with Your Social Security Number?

If your gym asked you for your email password, would you give it to them?...

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Democratizing the Employment Screening Process

How can changing the employment screening process help businesses and individuals? Read Endera’s Founder and...

Trua Protects Care Recipient and Care Provider
Trua Protects Care Recipient and Care Provider

Care recipients are particularly vulnerable when care is provided inside the home. Care providers understand...

The Future Is Now
The Future Is Now: Raj Ananthanpillai of Endera On How...

Article summary and commentary by Trua on:Raj Ananthanpillai of Endera On How Their Technological Innovation...

New ‘digital trust exchange’
New ‘digital trust exchange’ removes risks of managing the PII...

Article summary and commentary by Trua on: New ‘digital trust exchange’ removes risks of managing...

Where does your data go?

Privacy and trust are rare commodities in today’s digital world. Data collection happens around the...