SecureAuth CEO Geoff Mattson on the coming fraudpocalypse and the death of the password

Summation with Auren Hoffman

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Summation with Auren Hoffman
SecureAuth CEO Geoff Mattson on the coming fraudpocalypse and the death of the password
Aug 25, 2026
Auren Hoffman

Geoff Mattson is the CEO of SecureAuth, an identity security company that has raised over $200M and protects more than 50 million identities for enterprises. Before SecureAuth he was CEO of Xage Security. His work now centers on how you prove an AI agent is who it says it is.

In this episode of Summation, Geoff and Auren discuss:

  • Why an AI agent is like an Uber driver who might randomly turn into a psycho killer
  • The deepfake fraudpocalypse, and the simplest thing that defends against it
  • Why your agent impersonates you instead of working for you and how to fix it
  • Why the password is finally, actually dying

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Geoff on Linkedin


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