Fraud and identity veteran Armen Najarian on joining Sift as CMO

Opportunity exists at the intersection of smart decisions and good timing. Over the past two decades, I’ve seen chances taken and the improbable achieved in cybersecurity, digital identity, and fraud prevention—people solving ...
Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer's network, in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim ...
We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

Imagine waking up each morning knowing the identities of thousands of people who are about to be mugged for thousands of dollars each. You know exactly when and where each of those ...
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HelpSystems Acquires Agari and Beyond Security

HelpSystems this week acquired both Beyond Security, a provider of a cloud-based service for scanning applications for network and network or application vulnerabilities, and Agari, a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform ...
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Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’

Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’

When a reliable method of scamming money out of people, companies or governments becomes widely known, underground forums and chat networks tend to light up with activity as more fraudsters pile on ...