Coming off of 2014, the proverbial "year of the breach," 2015 has not been a year into which fraud analysts and cybersecurity officers entered blindly. A number of the trends we saw emerge in 2014 will influence not only the future attacks we see waged by hackers, but also the mitigation techniques and strategies...
With social engineering, phishing and a host of other attacks on the rise, the consumer remains the most vulnerable link in the fraud chain. Banks and financial institutions are helping to lead the way in education, supported by organizations like the FFIEC which recently issued new guidance on security awareness for...
As various batches of stolen credit card "dumps" are offered for sale with discount structures and money-back guarantees, it is clear just how sophisticated the Fraud Ecosystem has become. The fraudsters and their support teams have created well-organized forums offering a broad variety of products that constitute a...
See the startling results of meticulous analysis of hundreds of real-life insider attacks from the team at Carnegie Mellon University, where the CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) function was created. The analysis results clearly indicate that, contrary to the majority of headlines, stealthy insiders pose a huge...
As recent incidents prove: Retail point-of-sale breaches are on the rise, creating greater payment card fraud headaches for banking institutions. How does the impact of these crimes compare to that of account takeover, check fraud, insider crimes and the emerging realms of virtual and mobile payments? Receive insights...
Until we get to a stage where we can guarantee the confidentiality of traditional identity reference data such as names, addresses, emails and favorite cat colors, we must move away from relying on this static data for authentication. Truly massive amounts of this information are stolen on a regular basis, proving we...
Public sector organizations need to better understand the driving forces, priorities and procedures within the organizations they "protect", but equally as important is that the private sector organizations reciprocate and understand the how, what and why of the law enforcement/public body process.
This mutual...
Real-time, customer-centric fraud prevention starts with transforming fraud management into an area of competitive advantage. Innovations in analytics and the ability to respond in real-time are now allowing financial services organizations to effectively address various fraud issues across their products and at the...
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See the startling results of meticulous analysis of hundreds of real life insider attacks and learn about new technologies that are able to detect the anomalous behavior patterns often before fraud occurs.
The analysis results clearly indicate that contrary to the majority of headlines, stealthy...
Mobile banking is growing out of its infancy and experts predict it will soon be the dominant banking and payments channel. With the vast array of endpoints being utilized, how are the threats of rogue mobile apps, mobile malware and SMiShing evolving? What are the risks inherent in mobile payments? This session...
Fraud Ecosystem
In June this year the "Ronald Reagan" batch of credit cards (potentially those stolen from PF Chang's) joined the "Barbarossa" batch from Target in becoming publicly available for purchase. Featured on the popular Rescator card shop (stolen card data marketplace), with advanced features like money...
Identity theft - or impersonation - is a well-established form of identity risk but first party fraud, and synthetic identities in particular are fast growing and insidious threats that bring with them economic loss for financial institutions, as well as risks of regulatory censure when synthetic identities pass Know...
Contact centers increasingly are the key "soft" targets for fraudsters who impersonate legitimate customers to alter or obtain information. This information is then used to facilitate direct and cross-channel fraud, which can be very difficult to tie back to the call-center entry point. How do fraudsters conduct these...
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