Nov. 18, 2025

Episode 95 -- Defending Digital Trust – Battling the Deepfake Surge with AI-Powered Detection

Show Notes

In this episode, Dave Chatterjee, Ph.D. sits down with Sandy Kronenberg, Founder and CEO of Netarx, the first AI-driven platform designed to detect and prevent synthetic impersonation across video, voice, and email. With deepfake fraud incidents skyrocketing by 3,000 percent and costing organizations an average of $500,000 per attack, Kronenberg and Chatterjee unpack how AI can now help defeat AI—turning defense innovation into a frontline imperative.

Together, they explore the evolution of deepfake technology, the psychology of digital deception, and how organizations can safeguard their people and data from real-time manipulation. Through the Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) framework, Dr. Chatterjee emphasizes the importance of leadership discipline, continuous monitoring, and technology integration in establishing a high-performance cybersecurity culture in the era of generative AI threats.

Time Stamps

• 00:49 — Dave introduces the topic and deepfake threat surge.

• 02:37 — Sandy shares his professional journey and early exposure to cyber fraud.

• 07:28 — Discussion on the human layer and OSI model limitations.

• 09:55 — Integrating deepfake detection within enterprise security architecture.

• 13:01 — How AI models ingest 50+ signals for real-time identity validation.

• 17:48 — Zoom and video call trust issues in remote business settings.

• 19:40 — Why siloed tools fail—importance of cross-channel correlation.

• 23:30 — Continuous learning loops: retraining AI models against new deepfake generators.

• 26:59 — The rise of Trust Officers and Trust Operations in corporate governance.

• 32:15 — HR, finance, and brand use cases for disinformation security.

• 35:18 — Balancing training and AI automation.