PingOne Protect use cases

Real-time risk assessment: PingOne Protect continuously evaluates various signals (for example, location, device, behavior, IP reputation) in real-time during login, registration, and transaction flows. This allows it to identify suspicious activities indicative of ATO attempts (for example, credential stuffing, brute force attacks, impossible travel) or fraudulent new account creation.

Adaptive authentication: Based on the calculated risk score, Advanced Identity Cloud can dynamically adjust the authentication requirements. For low-risk users, access can be frictionless (for example, passwordless). For medium-risk scenarios, it might trigger step-up authentication (for example, MFA challenge like a push notification or a CAPTCHA). For high-risk attempts, access can be denied or flagged for further investigation.

Bot detection and mitigation: PingOne Protect can identify and block automated bot attacks aimed at compromising accounts or creating fake ones, thus protecting your digital assets.

Context-aware MFA: Instead of enforcing MFA for every login, PingOne Protect informs Advanced Identity Cloud when MFA is truly needed based on risk. This reduces "MFA fatigue" for legitimate users, improving their experience, while still applying strong authentication when it matters most.

Optimized user journeys: By intelligently assessing risk, the integration ensures that users only face friction (like an MFA prompt) when their activity deviates from their typical behavior or presents a higher risk, leading to smoother and more convenient digital experiences.

Continuous risk evaluation: PingOne Protect provides continuous risk signals throughout the user’s session, enabling Advanced Identity Cloud to enforce granular, real-time access policies based on the principle of "never trust, always verify."

Dynamic authorization: Access decisions in Advanced Identity Cloud can be made more intelligent and dynamic by incorporating the real-time risk scores from PingOne Protect. This means authorization can adapt based on the ongoing risk level of an end user’s session.

Comprehensive dashboards and reporting: The integration provides rich data and insights into risk events, high-risk locations, risky user behavior, and attack trends. This visibility helps security teams understand their fraud posture, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively address emerging threats.

Forensic analysis: Detailed audit logs and risk data allow for in-depth investigation of suspicious activities, helping security teams understand the "who, what, when, and where" of potential breaches.

Risk-based passwordless: By continuously evaluating risk in the background, PingOne Protect enables Advanced Identity Cloud to facilitate truly passwordless experiences. Second-factor authentication methods (like biometrics or magic links) are only triggered when necessary, based on the risk assessment, making passwordless even more secure and user-friendly.

Ingest third-party signals: PingOne Protect allows organizations to incorporate custom or third-party risk signals into its evaluation, enriching the overall risk assessment and leveraging existing security investments. In essence, the integration of PingOne Protect into Advanced Identity Cloud transforms static identity and access management into a dynamic, intelligent, and risk-aware system that prioritizes both security and user experience.