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Busting the Myths,
Building the Truth.

Identity is not a one-time event. Stop treating it like one. Our series has been busting the myths agencies still build around — now take it live. Join Mythbusters Live: Beyond the Digital Front Door on October 1 for a panel discussion on continuous identity, real fraud scenarios, and what foundational trust infrastructure looks like in production.

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Mythbusters Live: Beyond the Digital Front Door

A myth-busting conversation that picks up where the series leaves off. Our panel takes the three myths head-on in an interactive discussion — real government fraud scenarios, what continuous identity looks like in production, and open audience Q&A.

  • Jordan Burris headshot

    Jordan Burris

    Head of Public Sector, Socure

  • Eric Sweden headshot

    Eric Sweden

    Director, Enterprise Strategy, Architecture & Governance, NASCIO

  • Robert Shea headshot

    Robert Shea

    CEO, GovNavigators

Myth 01

Resolving identity at the front door is enough.

The pitch: Verify once at entry, carry it forward.

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THE TRUTH

A single identity check ends. Identity infrastructure carries forward.

SocureID creates a persistent, explainable identity profile that carries across sessions, channels, and downstream decisions. Constituents recertify benefits, switch programs, and access services over time, and each touchpoint links back to the same resolved identity. Agencies never start from zero.

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Myth 02

Fallback pathways are the solution to completing verification.

The pitch: Document verification and other fallback steps finish the job when initial checks fail.

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THE TRUTH

A completed verification can still be a weak one.

For thin-file and underserved constituents, high-friction fallback steps are often where eligible people disengage. A fallback that just gets someone through, like a call center script, can become the weakest link in the process. RiskOS adds document checks, one-time codes, or biometric verification only when risk, ambiguity, or policy calls for it, so low-risk constituents move forward with minimal friction.

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Myth 03

Reusable credentials are a reliable replacement for repeat identity checks.

The pitch: Verify once, reuse the credential, and skip the repeat checks.

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THE TRUTH

A reusable credential captures one moment. Trust has to hold up across a lifecycle.

Socure's advantage is continuous, passive-first assurance across the constituent lifecycle. Trusted users move through recertifications and weekly claims with little to no added friction, while agencies maintain real-time confidence and add verification only when risk warrants it.

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Ready to learn more?

A continuous, intelligence-driven approach to identity verification is critical as fraud becomes more sophisticated and easier to scale.

Download the 2026 State of Digital Identity Handbook — Think Like a Fraudster, Adapt Like an Expert to learn more about the evolution of fraud and why government agencies must be ready for fraud to mature as a direct result of their efforts to fight back.

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