Our visionA world of digital integrity

About us

As the world’s leading authority on the authentication and verification of digital media, we exist to protect enterprises, governments, and media from AI-powered deception, deepfake fraud, and identity manipulation – because trust in digital content is no longer guaranteed.

At the intersection of cyber security, digital forensics and AI

GetReal Security brings together a unique blend of multi-disciplinary domain expertise to protect organizations from a new generation of attack vectors and rebuild trust in digital communications.

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Meet the team

100+

Collective years of experience in cybersecurity across our leadership team.

50+

Collective years of experience at the forefront of digital forensics.

15+

Languages spoken by our global team, spread across six countries.

Babies born since the company’s founding, with more than 20 pets adopted too.

Matthew Moynahan

CEO

Matt is the CEO of GetReal Security. He is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of experience.

Cybersecurity

Dr. Hany Farid

Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer

Hany is the foremost expert on deepfakes and manipulated media and the co-founder of GetReal Security.

Digital forensics

Jim Brennan

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Jim is the Chief Product and Technology Officer for GetReal Security, where he leads all aspects of product strategy

Cybersecurity

Emmanuelle Saliba

Chief Investigative Officer

Emmanuelle is the Chief Investigative Officer at GetReal, where she leads efforts to detect and expose digital deception, including AI-generated deepfakes.

Digital investigation

Tom Cross

Head of Threat Research

Tom Cross is the Head of Threat Research at GetReal Security, where he tracks threat actors

Threat Research

Dr. Tina Nikoukhah

Director of Research

Tina is the Director of Research at GetReal Security, leading a team of research scientists

Digital forensics

Rob van Es

Chief Revenue Officer

Rob is the Chief Revenue Officer at GetReal Security, overseeing GetReal’s go-to-market team.

Cybersecurity

Juan Manuel Lorenzo

VP Engineering

Juan is the Vice President of Engineering at GetReal Security. He began his career in cybersecurity in 2003, working with several companies in Spain before joining AlienVault as one of its first employees.

Engineering

Chris Prevost

VP of Customer Success & Solutions

Chris is the Vice President of Customer Success & Solutions at GetReal Security. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity,

Cybersecurity

Backed by

Ballistic Ventures is a VC firm dedicated to funding and incubating the cybersecurity innovations that are saving our digital world.

Forgepoint backs transformative cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software companies protecting the digital future.

K2 Access Fund is a co-investment venture fund that invests in early-stage startups from Seed to Series A/B/C rounds.

Evolution Equity Partners is a VC firm led by technology entrepreneurs who leverage deep sector expertise to help entrepreneurs develop market-leading companies.

Cisco Investments is the corporate development and venture capital arm of Cisco, investing in enterprise technology Series A and beyond.

IQT is a non-profit strategic investor that accelerates the development of cutting-edge technologies for U.S. government agencies that keep our nation safe.

Capital One Ventures is the strategic venture capital arm of Capital One, investing in startups focused on data, technology, and financial services.

Our Story

November 30, 2022

GetReal Security is founded and incubated by Ballistic Ventures

Hany Farid joins Ted Schlein to create a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting organizations from malicious synthetic content.

August 30, 2024

Veteran cybersecurity leader Matt Moynahan appointed as CEO

With over twenty years of industry experience, Matt sees the existential threat to governments and enterprises globally and joins the GetReal Security mission.

February 1, 2025

Launch of GetReal Inspect

The introduction of the first advanced service that conducts deep multi-dimensional forensics analysis across image, audio, and video for the detection of malicious media.

March 26, 2025

Announced $17.5M Series A led by Forgepoint Capital

Leading cybersecurity investors Forgepoint, Ballistic, and Evolution Equity join forces with Cisco, IQT, and Capital One to fund the build-out of GetReal’s go-to-market and technology platform.

In the news

News

January 2024

Featured in WSJ: Why AI Keeps Getting Better at Making Fake Images

News

June 2024

Featured in Wired: Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All

News

June 2024

GetReal Security Tackling Media Manipulation

News

February 2025

Featured in ABC News: Amid Russia-Ukraine negotiations, fake audio circulates of Donald Trump Jr. supporting Russia.

Press Release

March 2025

GetReal Security Raises $17.5M Series A Led by Forgepoint Capital to Address Rapidly Growing Threats Associated with Generative AI and Malicious Digital Media

News

March 2025

Has GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list says yes

Press Release

April 2025

Doppel and GetReal Security Partner to Combat the Rise of Deepfakes Targeting Brands and Executives Online

News

May 2025

The Deepfake Dilemma: How Synthetic Media is Eroding Trust in the Enterprise

News

May 2025

Our CEO Matt Moynahan spoke with WorkLife to break down the growing threat of AI-driven hiring fraud — and why real-time authentication tools are now essential to protect your organization.

News

May 2025

Journalists must decipher real from fake at the speed of breaking news. But they may not be able to count on technology to solve problems of its own creation.

News

May 2025

More fake applicants are trying to trick HR, thanks to the rise of deepfakes

News

May 2025

Authentication is vital in the age of malicious AI-generated content. That’s why we’re honored to have been selected by Google to support its important state-of-the-art SynthID initiative and incorporate SynthID extraction capabilities into our suite of content verification products.

News

May 2025

Trump Signs Bill Banning Deepfakes, Nonconsensual Images: What to Know

News

June 2025

Pulse 2.0 featured our CEO Matt Moynahan, in which he shared how GetReal was built to meet the rise of AI-powered deception. With deep forensics roots, enterprise-ready tools, and $17.5M in funding, we help organizations verify what’s real before it’s trusted.

News

July 2025

Our CEO, Matthew Moynahan, spoke with Computer Weekly about how AI is fueling a new wave of threats to HR departments and enterprise organizations. He shares how GetReal is helping companies prepare for — and respond to — these emerging attacks.

News

July 2025

'This Isn't Funny Anymore': AI Deepfakes Are Stealing Millions Every Year — and These Entrepreneurs Are Racing to Stop Them

News

July 2025

5 AI threats that companies might not see coming

News

July 2025

Courts aren't ready for AI-generated evidence

News

July 2025

Our Chief Investigative Officer, Emmanuelle Saliba, talks to NBC News Now about how AI news videos blur line between real and fake reports

News

August 2025

“This is one of the greatest—and I mean this without hyperbole—one of the greatest unmanaged risks that I’ve ever seen in the history of cyber,” Matt Moynahan, CEO, tells Expert Insights. “You can see it coming. And it’s sprinkling, it’s not raining; there’s not enough people actually talking about it now.”

News

August 2025

Hany Farid joins NBC News to unpack the controversy around Will Smith’s concert footage, where fans accused him of using AI to fake cheering crowds.

Press Release

September 2025

GetReal Security Advances Continuous Identity Protection to Combat Deepfakes

News

October 2025

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

News

November 2025

The BBC reports on the rise of AI-generated video “slop” and the new tricks that hide deepfakes in plain sight. GetReal’s Co-Founder Dr. Hany Farid shares how low-resolution footage and compression can mask synthetic distortions — and why detecting truth is getting harder.

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