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CMO study: Marketers fear increase in brand infection

11, May 2009

In times of a slow economy, marketers see a lot of danger for brand integrity by fakes, frauds and infringements. The Chief Marketing Office (CMO) Council asked in a global audit of 306 marketers, sponsored by MarkMonitor, how marketers view threats to online and offline brand attacks. The results reveal that top marketers see online [...]

How To Reduce E-Commerce Fraud And Fraud-Related Costs In A Challenging Economy

11, May 2009

Retailers are realizing that the level of e-commerce fraud losses that they have considered “acceptable” in the past is not acceptable at all. That’s especially true in the current economic environment. For many merchants, e-commerce sales are a bright spot right now and they are doing everything possible to maximize online revenues and improve the [...]

No Magic Bullet To Stop Online Card Fraud

11, May 2009

The Internet revolution has triggered a massive influx of eCommerce transactions — one of the fastest growing segments of transactions today. However, a recent study from Gartner reveals that consumers are changing their online behaviour due to concerns about the safety of their personal data.¬†15% of those surveyed have stopped shopping online altogether, such are [...]

Startup Takes New Spin On Online Fraud Detection

11, May 2009

A security startup is preparing to emerge from stealth mode with a new technology that detects in real-time whether an online user or member of a social network is legitimate — and not a bot, automated tool, or criminal performing financial or other online fraud.
 
Pramana, which will officially launch in July, has developed what [...]

Fingerprinting Protects Privacy in Fighting Online Fraud

11, May 2009

There has been some recent discussion in different articles regarding whether or not device identification, also referred to as device fingerprinting, when used to fight online fraud, constitutes a violation of privacy. The topic came up recently at a panel at RSA on the Benefits and Dangers of Device Fingerprinting. The essence of the discussion [...]

DCPCU marks anniversary by crashing through £315 million savings barrier

7, May 2009

The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) is now saving in excess of £315 million for clients thanks to its ongoing financial fraud prevention work.

With more than 335,000 compromised cards and card numbers recovered, the DCPCU – a specialist police squad that tackles cheque and card fraud crime in the UK – has just [...]

Protecting Small Non Profits from Fraud An Ounce of Prevention

7, May 2009

Small non-profit organizations are very vulnerable to fraud.  When I say small, I mean small: organizations that raise less than $100,000 per year and have only one paid staff person or no paid staff persons. I’m talking about neighborhood associations, sports and recreation leagues and all manner of civic, political and religious groups.
These small organizations [...]

Massachusetts Mortgage Company chooses Mortgage Fraud Prevention From Edcomm Banker’s Academy

4, May 2009

A Massachusetts Mortgage Company has chosen Mortgage Fraud Prevention Training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy. Focus on Mortgage Fraud Prevention will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s own Learning Management System (LMS).
Focus on Mortgage Fraud Prevention, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, teaches the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and detect fraud and to [...]

Identity fraud up 40% in 2009

4, May 2009

It’s more important than ever to protect your personal information to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft with a damaged credit rating.
The number of Brits whose credit rating will be damaged by identity theft is likely to almost double in the next five years, according to predictions from the Centre for Economics and [...]

AdmitOne Security Awarded Key Patent on Its Zero-footprint Identity Assurance Technology

4, May 2009

AdmitOne Security, the leading innovator of identity assurance as a service solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company a new United States Patent (US Patent Number 7,526,412). The patent is generally directed to accuracy and convenience related to online real-time user authentication in access control, account takeover prevention [...]


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