The Attack on Reputation, Safety and Financial Integrity
In a perfect online world, everyone would be who they say they are. Unfortunately, the online world is not so perfect. Reputation, safety and financial integrity are constantly being threatened by thieves, predators and online grifters. Some of the more common threats include:
- Account creation abuse and fraudulent application submissions
- Micro-transaction and chargeback scams
- Social spamming and account takeovers
- Repeat offender masquerades
Why the Problem is so Commonplace
As technology becomes more connected and easier to use, the tools of the illegal trade have grown in number and sophistication even faster. Even worse, it requires almost no investment and almost no effort to evade detection. Anyone with a PC, access to the Internet and the desire to prey on the online can be up-and-running with an online criminal enterprise in an afternoon.
Do-it-Yourself is not the Answer
Like most technology problems, it seems easy enough solve with a few days of programmer time. If you're lucky, that might solve your immediate problem for a short time. The truth, there are numerous reasons "rolling your own" solution doesn't meet the requirements for a lasting solution:
- Hard to find developers with the right security domain expertise to solve the problem
- Unproven effectiveness and high risk of customer alienation
- Longer "time-to-market" with viable solution to problem
- High maintenance costs and sustaining engineering effort over time
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