Verify

Stop the fakes.

Join the movement to protect ourselves and our organizations from deepfakes. It’s free. It’s easy. And we’ll help you get started.

Launching October 1, 2026

Why we’re here

Does the security of your organization depend on whether your employees have a gut feeling about an email? Gut feelings are no longer enough to save us. Criminals using AI can craft messages without red flags that no longer feel suspicious. A fake email or call from your manager may feature the same language and tone as your real boss, with a request that is close to normal request parameters. How can an employee tell the difference?

The missing step for security: a verification plan. Organizations need clear verification plans that show employees what to confirm and how, not based on suspicion, but on practical data like the message's call to action. Employees no longer have to guess and hope that they made the right choice. You no longer have to hope your employees get a "funny feeling" about an incoming message or call.

Our project is designed to help organizations create simple but effective verification plans that can help protect employees and the organization. 

We have created a simple but effective verification plan framework that you can use to adapt to your organization. This is a not-for-profit project movement to make us all safer in the age of AI.

Join the movement

We want to provide employees with an easy set of steps to follow when they receive a message that attack trends show as potentially risky. No guessing or hunches, the employee simply follows the plan. Stickers, branding, and T-shirts remind people in your organization to always VERIFY if the message fits the plan.

You’ll be joining hundreds of cities and organizations across the country as we launch Verify in October 2026. This is not a formal group or a membership, just organizations working toward better deepfake defense.

In social engineering and deepfakes attacks, the criminals often pressure employees to act quickly, or make them feel guilty for not helping “the boss” in a time of urgency. Your verification plan allows employees to simply say, “Sorry, our policy is to follow the verification plan. What is a good contact number for me to call you back?”

Sample plan

This is a simple framework you can use to create your own plan. You’ll want to work with your organization to determine which social engineering attack to target, who to contact for verification, and how. It’s important for everyone involved to be ready, willing, and able to help verify when needed.

SAMPLE CEO FRAUD VERIFICATION PLAN: 

IF YOU RECEIVE EMAILS, CALLS, MESSAGES, VIDEO CALLS FROM CEO OR OTHER EXECUTIVE REGARDING ANY FINANCIAL ISSUE:

  1. Verify with admin J. Smith at contact info (email and/or phone number).

  2. If that admin is not available, verify with admin B. Jones at contact info (email and/or phone number).

  3. If neither is available, do not respond to message. If it seems urgent, contact your immediate supervisor at contact info (email and/or phone number).

  4. If not verified, report to information security team.

  5. Once verified, respond to the message.

How to get started

  1. Decide you want to make your organization safer.

  2. Contact us and let us know you want to join in. It’s more fun to work together!

  3. We’ll go over the concept and how to make your own plan.

  4. Decide how to market your plan to your organization.

  5. Launch your plan in October 2026!

Who we are

Superhero Clyde Hunt and Cyber News Reporter Kerry Tomlinson are combining their expertise to help organizations launch their own verification plans to defend against cyber crooks armed with AI and deepfake technology. This not-for-profit project is simple, efficient, and will protect people. Join the VERIFY movement today!

Clyde works with Bloomberg Associates. Learn more about him and his organization here.

Kerry is a news reporter with Ampyx News. Her news page and YouTube channel publish news stories about cybercrimes and cybersecurity. She is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with a decade of experience in cybersecurity. She gives about 75 talks per year to inform and energize people about the digital world.

Kerry Tomlinson

Cyber News Reporter

Clyde Hunt

Superhero!

Contact us

Send us a note and let’s get started on verifying!