KYE is the practice of verifying the real-world identity of every employee, contractor, and third party, then continuing to confirm it throughout employment. 1Kosmos Workforce verifies identity once at hire, then re-confirms the same person at interviews, onboarding, logins, and help desk resets.

A background check verifies a name and history on paper, not the person accepting the offer or logging in on day one. KYE binds a verified government ID to a live person, then keeps confirming that same person for the life of the account.

Both confirm that a real person stands behind an identity. KYC (Know Your Customer) does it for the customers a business serves, often to meet financial regulations, while KYE protects the workforce side: hiring, system access, and account recovery for employees, contractors, and third parties.

Candidates prove their identity using a government ID matched to a live biometric before the first interview, so stolen and synthetic identities fail at the start. During each interview, KYE confirms the face on camera is the applicant and detects deepfakes, virtual cameras, and stand-ins before the round ends.

Resets and recovery require a LiveID match to the verified employee instead of knowledge-based questions. A caller with a name and badge number gets nothing, which shuts down the core Scattered Spider tactic.

Continuous authentication keeps verifying identity after login. KYE uses typing patterns, facial presence, and about 25 device and network signals to confirm the verified employee is still behind the session, triggering step-up auth or ending the session when risk rises.

Yes. 1Kosmos Workforce integrates with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, Workday, ADP, SailPoint, Saviynt, ServiceNow, CrowdStrike, and more, so verification runs inside the workflows you already have.

Biometrics are stored as an encrypted mathematical representation, never as a facial photo, inside your dedicated 1Kosmos environment. Document, biometric, and consent retention are configurable to your own policy and jurisdiction.