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What Banks Can Teach Us about Combating Online Fraud

A multi-layered approach, including the end user, is required to keep up with sophisticated fraudsters.

June 25, 2013

Financial institutions have been battling cybercriminals for decades. A constantly evolving network of bad actors continues to identify and exploit vulnerabilities to perpetrate fraud.

How to Detect and Thwart Recent Fraud Trends

Internal Controls Improve; Collusion Schemes Increase

May 14, 2013

As fraud controls get stronger, criminal elements start teaming up to beat the system. But, as Jason Lelio points out, collusions schemes get harder and harder when faced with stringent internal controls.

How to Mitigate the Risks of ATM Skimming

Diane Ritchey

March 26, 2013

Nearly half (46 percent) of all card skimming reported by the FICO Card Alert Services occurred at bank-owned ATMs in 2012 – a vast jump over 2011, when 79 percent of skimming occurred at point-of-sale terminals.

Building Trust and Confidence through Partnerships

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2013

Phil Hopkins, Vice President Global Security for Western Union, has a successful background in the public and private sectors. To what does he attribute his success, and what are the qualities that make him successful, including his relationship with his CEO?

Learning How to Manage Investigations

Claire Meyer

February 1, 2013

Conducting investigations within a security organization is very different than an episode of Miami Vice– from the timeframe to the interviews to, probably, the color of the investigator’s blazer. The process isn’t as thrilling as TV makes it out to be, but, as ACFE President and CEO James Ratley knows, that perception can work in your favor

Fraud Rings Rampant in Southeast U.S.

10,000 Fraud Groups Across the U.S. Mark Trend in Identity Theft

November 15, 2012

There are 10,000 active identity theft crime rings across the U.S., especially in the Southeast.

Not a Joke

DHS Contractor Allegedly Fixed an Airplane with Paper Clips

Pleads Guilty

November 8, 2012

A former executive at an airplane repair company with government contracts pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering the safety of aircraft, according to the Justice Department.

Security News -- Credit Card Fraud

U.S., Mexico Top Rankings of Most Credit Card Fraud

October 24, 2012

Forty-four percent of card users in Mexico report credit card fraud, while 42 percent of U.S. consumers report the same.

Security News -- Fraud Trends

Canada, Africa Rank Low, High on Fraud

October 24, 2012

Only 47 percent of Canadian firms reported difficulties with fraud, theft and corruption this year, compared with 77 percent of companies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Security News -- Identity Fraud

GAO: Fake Drivers Licenses Still a Threat

September 26, 2012

Investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) were able to obtain drivers licenses and state IDs using counterfeit materials in three different states.