AI is accelerating identity threats faster than most organizations can adapt, especially across today’s extended workforce of employees, contractors, and partners. Attackers are no longer breaking in, they are logging in using sophisticated tactics like deepfakes, voice cloning, and MFA fatigue to exploit gaps in legacy identity and access management (IAM). In this new webinar series, Ping Identity experts explain how to close those gaps with a Verified Trust approach that strengthens security without disrupting your existing infrastructure.

## Key Takeaways

1. **The Event:** Ping Identity is hosting a [2-part webinar series](https://webinars.pingidentity.com/ping-identity/your-extended-workforce-is-under-attack-3-ways-to-stop-identity-threats-from-hiring-to-helpdesk) in May and June 2026, *"Your Extended Workforce Is Under Attack: How to Stop AI-Powered Identity Threats."*
1. **The Threat:** Organized attackers are using AI-driven tactics—such as deepfakes, voice clones, and MFA fatigue—to exploit onboarding, helpdesk, and account recovery vulnerabilities in hybrid workforces.
1. **The Solution:** Shift to Verified Trust, which continuously validates users and dynamically adjusts risk without requiring a "rip-and-replace" of existing IdP infrastructure.

## The Problem: Legacy Workforce Identity Security Fails Against AI-Driven Deception

Authentication alone is no longer enough. For IT and security leaders managing an extended workforce of employees, contractors, and third-party partners, legacy IAM systems create dangerous blind spots, establishing trust at the front door but failing to re-verify users during sensitive actions. That gap is exactly what modern attackers exploit. They don’t need to break in. They simply log in, using tactics like [deepfake audio for helpdesk spoofing](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/solution/prevent-online-fraud.html), social engineering, and [MFA fatigue](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/capability/multi-factor-authentication.html) to bypass traditional perimeter defenses. And while replacing legacy IdPs might seem like the answer, it’s often slow, costly, and highly disruptive to business operations.

## The Solution: Layering Verified Trust (Zero Rip-and-Replace)

To effectively defend the extended workforce, organizations must move from assumed trust to Verified Trust: a model that transforms identity from a one-time decision into a continuous, dynamic state. In our upcoming two-part webinar series, Ping Identity experts will show how to achieve this by layering modular capabilities, such as [biometric liveness](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/capability/identity-verification.html), [device risk signals](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/product/pingone-protect.html), and adaptive MFA, on top of your [existing identity infrastructure](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/capability/identity-management.html), enabling you to secure high-risk workflows without the need for costly and disruptive rip-and-replace approaches.

## Webinar Series Details: Defending Your Extended Workforce

### Part 1: The "Why" – Understanding the New Attack Surface

IT and security leaders will learn more current threat trends and the limits of legacy IAM.

**When:** Airing the last week in May

**Speaker:** Gaurav Sharma, VP of Workforce Segment Strategy at Ping Identity

**What you will learn:**

1. **The Evolving Threat Landscape:** How attackers bypass traditional MFA by targeting account recovery and onboarding flows.
1. **The Helpdesk Vulnerability:** Why AI-driven social engineering and deepfakes turn IT support into the easiest backdoor into your enterprise.
1. **The Shift to Verified Trust:** A high-level roadmap for extending trust to every moment by continuously validating human and digital identity.

[Register for Part 1 Today](https://webinars.pingidentity.com/ping-identity/your-extended-workforce-is-under-attack-3-ways-to-stop-identity-threats-from-hiring-to-helpdesk) 

### Part 2: The "How" – Implementing Identity-First Defenses

IAM architects, IT directors and security practitioners will get the technical deep dive needed to thwart bad actors in the workforce identity space.

**When:** Airing the last week in June

**Speakers:** Stuart Proffitt, Senior Director Product Management, Workforce Strategy, Ping Identity | Curtis Muir, Senior Director of Solutions Architecture, Ping Identity

**What you will learn:**

1. **Zero Rip-and-Replace:** How to augment your current workforce IdP with Ping Identity's Universal Services to strengthen protection.
1. **Securing High-Risk Journeys:** Architectural patterns for gating password resets and verifying new hires with document-plus-selfie verification.
1. **Live Demos & Tactics:** Watch how orchestrated identity journeys evaluate risk dynamically in the background, minimizing friction for legitimate users while blocking bad actors.

[Reserve Your Spot for Part 2](https://webinars.pingidentity.com/ping-identity/your-extended-workforce-is-under-attack-part-2-technical-deep-dive)