2023 Cybercrime Prevention Playbook

Bots-as-a-Service (BaaS): A New Era of Automated Bot Attacks

Bots-as-a-service (BaaS) is a cloud-based platform that offers pre-built bots to automate mundane tasks such as customer support, data entry, and information retrieval. This trend in app development helps businesses save time and increase productivity by integrating bots into existing apps, enhancing their functionality and providing users with a seamless ... Read More
Balancing User Experience with Fraud Management

Fraud Detection in Banking Using Machine Learning

| | fraud prevention
With the rise of digital banking and internet transactions, fraud detection has become an increasingly important aspect of banking operations. Criminal activities such as identity fraud, account takeover (ATO), and credit card scams can cause significant losses for financial institutions and their customers. Traditional fraud detection methods rely on rule-based ... Read More
The Economics of Account Takeover Attacks

Major Types of Account Takeover Fraud

What is Account Takeover fraud? This threat is a type of identity theft where criminals gain access to someone’s personal details in order to commit fraud. This can be done by compiling a list of validated credentials and selling or abusing them. Account takeover (ATO) attacks are a growing concern ... Read More
The Economics of Account Takeover Attacks

Account Takeover (ATO) Risk is Real

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Account Takeover (ATO) is an increasingly sinister form of online identity theft that is becoming more and more pervasive. Bad actors are able to gain unauthorized access to accounts and wreak havoc on the businesses they target. This malicious activity is costly, with losses reaching into the billions of dollars, ... Read More

Preventing Identity Fraud: 5 Tips for Businesses

| | fraud prevention
Identity fraud is a type of crime where someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in a way that involves deception or other illegal acts to gain some financial benefit. It is a major problem that can happen when credit card numbers, email, Social Security numbers, and bank ... Read More
Stopping the Next Generation of Phishing Attacks

Phishing Detection & Prevention: What Businesses Should Know

| | Phishing
Phishing scams pose a significant and ever-increasing threat to businesses. Why? Because criminals are using more advanced techniques that can cause significant damage to companies, customers, and profits. This is why smart businesses are now realizing they can no longer afford to ignore the ongoing, evolving threat of phishing. Many ... Read More
SMS Toll Fraud, Reverse-Proxy Attacks, and Cybercrime-as-a-Service with Fraud Boxer’s Jordan Harris

Understanding the Latest Cybercrime Threats: A Conversation with Fraud Boxer and Arkose Labs

| | Phishing, SMS Toll Fraud
Phishing scams got you down? Worried about the rapid rise of Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS)? Want to know more about the growing problem of International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF)?  We’ve got just the thing for you! Check out this recent podcast between Kevin Gosschalk, Founder and CEO of Arkose Labs, and Fraud ... Read More
The Ultimate Bot Prevention Playbook

Good Bots vs. Bad Bots: What You Should Know

| | bot detection
When it comes to the internet, not all bots are created equal. While software applications known as bots are incredibly useful for performing tasks quickly and at scale, not all of them have good intentions and can be used for either beneficial or detrimental purposes. Bots can range from a ... Read More
Stop DDoS Attacks From Hurting Your Business

Stop DDoS Attacks From Hurting Your Business

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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a growing concern for businesses of all sizes, causing disruption to online operations and damaging reputations. In recent years, DDoS attacks have become more prevalent and sophisticated, making it difficult for organizations to defend themselves against such attacks.  Small and medium-sized businesses are ... Read More

Spotlight on Women’s History Month

| | Arkose People
From the first computer programmers to modern-day innovators, women have played a crucial role in shaping the world of technology. As we begin to celebrate Women’s History Month here at Arkose Labs, it is worth reflecting on the significant contributions women have made in all sorts of fields—even the typically ... Read More