The Real Innovation Wasn't Face Recognition - It Was Liveness

<p>Joe talks with Andrew Bud, founder of iProov, about how an engineer’s career across mobile communications, payments, and identity led to one of the early liveness technologies for secure remote authentication. The conversation ranges from entrepreneurship and resilience to deepfakes, digital identity wallets, and why proving a real human is present is becoming central to cybersecurity.<br /><br />00:00 The Importance of Family and Presence<br />03:44 Andrew Bud's Journey in Technology<br />09:40 The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Necessity<br />15:28 Conviction vs. Delusion in Entrepreneurship<br />23:11 Innovating Trust: The Birth of iProve<br />27:55 Discovering the Core Problem<br />29:17 The Rise of Authentication Technology<br />30:26 Deepfakes and the Evolution of Threats<br />35:19 The Challenge of Deepfake Detection<br />38:56 Attribution and Accountability in the Digital Age<br />44:51 Identity as a Defense Mechanism<br />49:22 Cybersecurity and National Defense<br /><br />Affiliates<br />➡️ OffGrid Faraday Bags: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://offgrid.co/?ref=gabzvajh" target="_blank">https://offgrid.co/?ref=gabzvajh</a><br />➡️ OffGrid Coupon Code: JOE<br /><br />➡️ Unplugged Phone: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://unplugged.com/" target="_blank">https://unplugged.com/</a><br />Unplugged's UP Phone - The performance you expect, with the privacy you deserve. Meet the alternative. Use Code UNFILTERED at checkout<br /><br />*See terms and conditions at affiliated webpages. Offers are subject to change. These are affiliated/paid promotions.<br /><br />Tesla Referral Code: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ts.la/joseph675128" target="_blank">https://ts.la/joseph675128</a><br /><br />Follow the Podcast on Social Media!<br /><br />Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/secunfpodcast/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/secunfpodcast/</a><br />Twitter: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/SecUnfPodcast" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SecUnfPodcast</a></p>