The Deepfake Wasn’t the Problem. The Absence of a “Prove It” Button Was.
The Deepfake Wasn’t the Problem. The Absence of a ‘Prove It’ Button Was: Why Genuine Presence Beats Deepfake Detection. Article by Jeff Highman, CTO Trua North Korean hackers just pulled off one of the most elegant social engineering attacks I’ve seen. Group UNC1069 hijacked a crypto executive’s Telegram account. Spent weeks building trust with targets […]
ServiceNow Is the Last Place You Want Your Agentic Shift: And the Market Just Figured That Out
ServiceNow Is the Last Place You Want Your Agentic Shift And the Market Just Figured That Out Article By Jeff Highman I’ve been watching two stories collide in slow motion, and the wreckage is now visible from orbit. Story one: In October 2025, AppOmni’s security research team discovered that anyone with a target’s email address could achieve full platform takeover […]
How Data Breaches Shattered Digital Confidence
How Data Breaches Shattered Digital Confidence Originally published on Forbes Written by: Raj Ananthanpillai, Trua CEO, Forbes Books Author. I still remember the afternoon in September 2017 when news broke that Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, had been hacked. In an instant, the personal information of 147 million people was exposed to […]
Shift Immediately to Continuous Screening and Ongoing Monitoring for True Trust & Safety and Duty of Care: One-and-Done Background Checks Are Obsolete in 2026
A chilling headline from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 22, 2026, laid bare a terrifying reality: despite Uber‘s repeated promises of safe rides for everyone, passengers continue to endure harrowing accounts of sexual violence and misconduct at the hands of drivers. These disturbing stories reveal a glaring and dangerous flaw in the system—one-time background checks […]
The School System Background Check Wake-Up Call: Why Youth Organizations Can’t Rely on “One-and-Done” Screenings Anymore
As a resident of a nearby county, the recent Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) rescreening news hits close to home—and it’s a stark reminder for every school, non-profit, faith group, youth club, and camp across the country. Key Takeaways from the MCPS 2026 Audit – Why Continuous Screening Matters Now In January 2026, MCPS completed […]
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 allegedly picked up alone from a deserted gas station at 1:40 AM, driven 30+ miles to a trafficker’s home, and subjected to days of trauma. Read the full AJC story This isn’t isolated—it’s part of ongoing issues: sexual assault allegations, […]
Yet Another Alarming Breach: 5.8 Million Lives Upended by a Single Breach
Imagine waking up again to learn your Social Security number, full name, address, and date of birth are now circulating in the dark web—courtesy of yet another preventable data disaster. No, it is not Groundhog Day, but it might as well be one. That’s the harsh reality for over 5.8 million people hit by the […]
81% of Small Businesses Breached in 2025 – Your Company Could Be Next
Imagine this: Your small business gets breached, costing you over $500,000, forcing you to hike prices just to survive—while your customers jump ship amid the chaos. Sounds like a nightmare. For 81% of small businesses last year, it was reality, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) explosive 2025 Business Impact Report. In the […]
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 an EdTech penalty—it’s a red flag for every organization that still centralizes and hoards personal data. A single dormant employee credential was all it took to expose names, birth dates, special education records, behavioral data, and more for millions of […]
Agentic Commerce Is Coming—Will You Trust It?
The Promise of Agentic Commerce Picture this: your AI agent just scored a limited-edition watch at 40% off. It scouted three sellers, haggled relentlessly, verified authenticity with blockchain receipts, and locked in next-day delivery—all before your morning alarm. This isn’t a sci-fi demo. This is agentic commerce: the autonomous, AI-orchestrated future of retail. A new […]