Samsung Electronics Singapore and New York-based Reality Defender have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and deploy an on-device deepfake detection solution for enterprises in Singapore. The proposed technology is intended to identify AI-generated voice, video and images on Samsung Galaxy devices.
Under the agreement, the companies plan to bring Reality Defender’s detection capabilities alongside Samsung Knox. By analysing content directly on a secured Galaxy device, the proposed solution aims to identify manipulated communications before employees act on them while reducing the need to send sensitive content to cloud services.
Enterprise exposure to synthetic impersonation
AI-generated voice, video and images can be used to impersonate trusted individuals, mislead users and undermine confidence in digital interactions. Such threats can affect communications and identity checks where organisations need to determine whether the person or material presented is genuine. In Singapore, a 2024 survey by Regula cited by Samsung found that 56% of businesses had faced incidents of audio deepfake fraud, while 52% reported experiences with video deepfakes. Separately, victims in the country lost at least S$242.9 million through Government Officials Impersonation Scams in 2025, accounting for 26.6% of scam losses by amount.
Timothy Tan, Director and Head of Integrated Business at Samsung, said business leaders are looking for ways to identify AI-generated threats earlier while protecting sensitive information. He described the planned on-device approach as a means of reducing exposure to digital risks while supporting enterprise security and privacy priorities.
Bringing real-time detection onto Galaxy devices
Reality Defender uses an ensemble of AI models to detect AI-generated voice, video and images in real time. The technology addresses scenarios including audio impersonation during live calls and deepfakes encountered during know-your-customer (KYC) checks and onboarding.
“Our mission is to protect high-trust systems from AI-generated threats by verifying what is real in real time. For many organisations, the first place a deepfake lands is an employee’s phone. Our partnership with Samsung aims to bring Reality Defender’s detection directly onto Samsung Galaxy devices, working alongside Knox so teams can spot AI-generated impersonation before they act on it. And our detection is stateless by design: nothing enrolled, nothing stored,” said Ben Colman, Co-Founder and CEO, Reality Defender.
Samsung Knox provides the device security foundation
Samsung’s security architecture is designed to protect data from the chipset level through to individual applications. On supported Galaxy devices, Knox Vault provides an isolated environment for sensitive information, keeping it separate from the main operating system. Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP) can also create encrypted storage environments for individual applications, where each application can access only its own protected information, helping prevent access to data protected for other apps.
