SCWorld.com reported “Security leaders and practitioners face new and increasingly complex identity‑based threats including phishing, credential theft, deepfakes, and privilege misuse.” The December 19, 2025 article entitled “Identity: the new battleground in our emerging AI world” (https://tinyurl.com/ynhp5tbh) included these comments:
Nearly 80% of detections in CrowdStrike’s 2025 Global Threat Report were malware‑free, indicating

