RegTech firm HYPR has introduced a new innovation called Context-Based Attestation, designed to strengthen identity verification beyond traditional checks.
According to Crowdfund Insider, the new product has been launched in response to rising cyber threats and the growing sophistication of identity fraud.
As organisations face mounting risks during processes such as recruitment, onboarding and account recovery, fraudsters are increasingly exploiting stolen credentials, synthetic identities, forged documents and deepfake technology to impersonate legitimate candidates and employees.
Gartner research suggests that by 2028, one in four candidate profiles could be fabricated, underscoring the scale of the problem and the vulnerability of recruitment as an attack vector.
HYPR focuses on delivering passwordless, phishing-resistant authentication and identity assurance solutions for enterprises. Its technology is designed to eliminate traditional credentials, reduce account takeover risks and protect organisations from modern identity-based attacks. The company serves enterprises seeking stronger, more resilient identity security frameworks capable of withstanding automation and AI-driven threats.
The newly introduced Context-Based Attestation shifts identity verification away from static, artefact-driven checks and towards a continuous, context-aware trust model. Rather than asking only “Who are you?”, the system evaluates whether an interaction aligns with known organisational and situational context. It integrates foundational signals such as document checks, facial recognition, liveness detection and location data with internal information including role, team structure, responsibilities and established workflows.
Additional layers include situational context drawn from calendars, meeting invitations and access requests, as well as peer-based attestation, where trusted colleagues or managers validate an individual through low-friction channels. Behavioural continuity monitoring tracks access patterns and interaction history, while adaptive challenges present context-specific prompts that legitimate users can answer easily but imposters find difficult.
During high-risk events such as job interviews, helpdesk password resets or privilege escalations, the system cross-references these multiple signals against a previously verified identity baseline. Where alignment is strong, genuine users experience minimal friction. Where discrepancies arise, targeted attestation is triggered, creating an auditable trail designed to be difficult for attackers to forge or scale. HYPR describes this orchestration as transforming isolated checks into an ongoing “certainty state”, where trust evolves continuously with each interaction.
HYPR has embedded Context-Based Attestation into its Identity Assurance Engine within the HYPR Identity Risk Suite. The platform correlates workflow data, peer validations and behavioural signals to generate adaptive decisions, aiming to deliver stronger protection against impersonation and synthetic fraud while maintaining a seamless user experience. The approach also supports broader continuous identity and insider risk strategies, offering defensible audit records for compliance purposes.
As identity threats become increasingly automated and convincing, HYPR positions Context-Based Attestation as a move away from rigid pass/fail security gates towards a more resilient, context-aware trust framework designed for modern enterprise environments.
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