Verification solutions for all business sizes

Solutions for companies regardless of the size of your security team

Securing your IT environment, and preventing the financial, regulatory, and reputational damage that will accrue to your organization in the event of a data breach is critical no matter what sector you play in or the size of your business. And performing identity verification in a quick, secure, seamless manner will ensure that minimal inconvenience for your customers.

8x8 offers verification solutions for organizations of all types and sizes to validate the identities of customers, partners, and counterparties:

Verification API: For any organization, but particularly small and mid-sized organizations that lack an authentication application

Verif8 (OTP-as-a-Service): A turnkey authentication solution for organizations that lack the budget to support an information security team and or the time/money to develop or procure an end-to-end verification platform

Descope: A drag-and-drop customer authentication and identity management (CIAM) platform to empower businesses to easily improve user experience, enhance security, and eliminate identity silos.

A verification security solution is the bare minimum every organization should deploy

According to Cisco's latest Cybersecurity Readiness Index report, identity management is ranked as the number one risk for potential cyberattacks.

As the first, and most foundational of Cisco’s five pillars (identity/devices/network/applications/data) of cyber-readiness, some form of identity management solution has been implemented by 95% of companies of all sizes.

Yet, smaller organizations are the least-prepared (only 10% considered ‘mature’ from a security perspective). And of the 5% of companies with no current identity management solution, more than two-thirds (69%) report no intention to deploy one, and of those who DO intend to roll out identity verification, most expect it will take 1-5 years to do so.

Implementing a verification solution can be quick and easy.

About 8x8 Verification API

8x8's Verification API is the simplest, most cost-effective way to generate and deliver one-time passwords across multiple channels (SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, or email codes) to confirm user identity.

For smaller organizations, regardless of business type – retail, e-Commerce, education, travel services, on-demand services – where credentials validation is essential, it’s perfect for:

Initial account set up/registration: confirming user identity at the time an account is established via a one-time password (OTP) to prevent fake account creation
Login authentication: adding an additional security step after login credentials are input to prevent password theft/account takeover, maintain account integrity, and enhance end user trust in your platform
Transaction verification: ensuring user credentials for financial transactions via an OTP to protect against fraud
Account recovery/management: quickly and securely validate users to minimize downtime for forgotten login credentials and confirm identity when user account details are updated

8x8 provides Sender ID management, OTP generation and validation, automatic fallback, and fraud monitoring – all via a simple API integration that allows you to quickly implement a robust verification process.

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For companies that lack the budget and/or resources and want to get started right away, hosted ‘as-a-service’ verification solutions are a great option. 8x8 Verif8 (OTP-as-a-service) offers all of the benefits of 8x8’s Verification API, in an affordable turnkey solution that comes with the advanced monitoring and tracking capabilities of the 8x8 Connect platform.

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About Descope - a Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) platform

Organizations that seek a comprehensive solution that offers high-level security, a seamless customer experience, and reduced complexity in identity management should consider a customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform such as Descope.

Descope offers a way to simply and flexibly implement frictionless, future-proof customer verification journeys while providing enhanced protection against fraud attacks and limiting development time and expense. Specifically, it allows for:

User Authentication: for onboarding, retention, and enhanced security as well as passwordless authentication
Enhanced Multifactor Authentication (MFA): risk-based, phishing resistant MFA and step-up authentication and enhanced protection against identity and account takeover (ATO) attacks
Authentication Augmentation: the ability to add passkeys, MFAs, or other methods without changing your IdP to enhance security
B2B Enterprise Readiness: through Single Sign-on (SSO), SCIM for cloud, and multi-tenancy identity management

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