AI risk assessment for deepfake fraud and impersonation

Where to focus the assessment

The service supports management, finance teams, risk functions, and organizations reviewing payments, bank account changes, urgent requests, or the sharing of sensitive information. Business email compromise, voice cloning, and synthetic video are assessed in the context of the actual process, without assuming that every fraud uses a deepfake or that realistic content is authentic.

Trace the path from information to authorization

The review establishes who can issue a request, which channels are used to recognize that person, and which checks precede execution. Agreed documentation, responsibilities, and procedures help identify points where urgency, apparent authority, or dependence on a single source could weaken verification.

The assessment also considers whether confirmation uses a genuinely independent channel, whether exceptions are recorded, and whether the person receiving a request can pause it and escalate. The aim is to make the authorization process reviewable, including when participants have incomplete information or are under pressure.

Scenarios and deliverables

In an illustrative example, a voice attributed to an executive accompanies an urgent request to change a supplier’s bank details. The scenario explores which confirmations would be required, who could stop the payment, and which records would allow the decision to be reconstructed. Any exercises are defined in the engagement and focus on the actions and responsibilities of the people involved.

Deliverables may include a map of exposed processes, relevant fraud scenarios, a verification matrix, and proposed protocols for confirmation, authorization, and escalation. A final memo separates immediate priorities from questions requiring additional expertise or technical examination.

An explicit scope

The assessment covers the agreed decision processes, documentation, and scenarios. Forensic authentication of a recording, model evaluation, and technical system testing require a specific engagement and appropriate expertise. How a file looks or sounds does not, by itself, establish its provenance or integrity.

How to begin

The initial discussion can focus on the process to be reviewed, the people using it, and any relevant events described in general terms. The proposal defines materials, participants, and deliverables; internal procedures and confidential documents are shared only after appropriate arrangements and authorizations have been agreed.