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Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud

Preventing Account Takeover (ATO) Fraud with EVS Solutions

In an era of escalating ATO (Account Takeover) fraud, discover how EVS’s cutting-edge solutions, AssureID and AssureCard, provide robust defenses to protect your user…
Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud

Chargebacks 101: Stolen Cards, Friendly Fraud, and Security

The explosive growth of ecommerce is bringing wonderful changes for businesses and consumers alike: it can save time and offer a wider variety of…
Identity Fraud, Internet Fraud

Don’t Forget Context in Fraud Prevention Efforts

Every day I read about data breaches, identity theft rings, malware, and other security risks that impact individuals and businesses alike. For individuals in…
Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud, Internet Fraud

Fraud in Times of Crisis

I addition to the usual type of disaster-related frauds, a recent uptick in targeted phishing attacks (spear phishing an whaling) has been observed in…
Identity Fraud, Security

Questioning the Boss to Prevent Theft?

There has been a growing trend recently of cyber thieves committing high value thefts by spoofing the e-mail accounts of c-level executives to initiate…
Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud

Call Centers Need to Address Growing Fraud

A report issued last month reported a 45% increase in call center fraud between 2013 and 2015, along with an increase of losses from…
Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

In Defense of KBA

Knowledge Based Authentication (KBA) has been getting a bad rap, largely related to the IRS breaches in both 2013 and 2015. Aside from the…
Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

Not Too Late for IRS-Compliant Identity Verification

As we enter into tax season, Electronic Returns Originators (EROs) are under the gun to comply with regulations from the IRS relating to verifying…
Identity Fraud, Identity Verification

The Impact of EMV (Chip and Pin) on Fraud

As with most new technologies, the shift to EMV specifications (Europay, Mastercard and Visa – also referred to as “Chip and Pin”) in the…
Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud

Retailers Must Safeguard Against Fraudsters for Holiday Shopping

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have already kicked off the holiday shopping season. To avoid the mall and store crowds, customers may prefer to…