All forms of digital activity leave a trail of information, otherwise known as a digital footprint. As a company’s digital presence grows, it becomes easier for cybercriminals to exploit it for financial gain. It’s vital that all organizations, especially financial institutions, consider how their customer’s digital footprint might be the root cause of many fraud … The post Digital Footprint – An Avenue for Cybercrime appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

Organizations around the world have become increasingly reliant on machine learning systems. Many are utilizing machine learning to automate the detection of cyber-threats such as phishing, malware, malicious emails, and more. Since machine learning is a highly favored method for fraud detection, it has become a target for cybercriminals. There are many techniques used by attackers … The post Protecting Security Machine Learning Deployments from Adversarial Samples appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

AppGate is positioned as a “Strong Performer” in the Forrester Wave™ Q2 2020 Risk-Based Authentication report. Read it complimentary here. When discussing AppGate’s solution, Forrester notes: “The strongest feature of the solution is Risk Orchestrator, which gives admins true freedom in defining custom data management, risk scoring and authentication workflows. Administrative and business user management … The post Analyst Report on Risk-Based Authentication: AppGate Named a Strong Performer appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

As the world grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, self-isolation and stay-at-home-orders have increasingly become the norm. The impact has been two-fold for financial institutions. They have for years worked hard to onboard new online banking customers, while at the same time trying to get traditional “brick-and-mortar” customers to make the switch online, and the outbreak … The post Fraud in the Time of Coronavirus appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

Fraud attacks are now on the rise, with malicious actors launching targeted phishing and malware attacks, capitalizing on the Coronavirus pandemic. Having a strong cybersecurity strategy in place has never been more critical.   The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has been challenging for organizations across the globe. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of these uncertain times to … The post Coronavirus and Cyberattacks: Tips to Keep your Customers Secure appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

After more than a decade of high-profile data breaches – in which the sensitive personal data of hundreds of millions of people were exposed to hackers – it’s clear that password-based authentication alone, albeit convenient, is not secure enough. We all remember the biggest data breaches, the ones that made international headlines and did irreparable … The post RBA and 2FA: Partners in the Prevention of Crime appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

The majority of financial institutions have made the digital transformation – offering online banking through their website or on mobile applications. Among all generations, 57% of Americans surveyed said online banking offered a level of convenience they lacked at brick-and-mortar locations. This convenience is now an industry standard that consumers expect, and though the digital … The post Digital Trust: One Mishandled Attack Can Bring it Down in a Flash appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

Cyber threats of all types evolve frequently to become more elaborate and complex. For example, a banking Trojan known as Lucifer (also referred to as Guildma or Astaroth) was originally only intended to attack Brazilian banks. But it has since evolved and is now capable of stealing customer information from any kind of bank, as … The post Threat Intelligence: Detect the Cyberattack Lurking Around the Corner appeared first on AppGate | Total Fraud Protection Blog ..read more

Over the past year there have been some incredible advancements in cybersecurity. Nevertheless, organizations cannot afford to rest on their laurels. Ceaseless vigilance is the name of the game because when protection strategies evolve, attack strategies are not far behind. To survive in this high-stakes environment, it is no longer enough to simply keep up … The post Fraud Predictions: What Do The Cards Hold for 2020? appeared first on Blog Total Fraud Protection ..read more

Machine learning (ML) is shaping the cyberworld and how users interact with organizations. It has made incredible impacts on the anti-fraud industry and strengthened present security solutions. Learn what Cyxtera’s machine learning experts are seeing now and predicting for the future of machine learning – and how the technology can be leveraged by both attackers … The post Cyxtera Experts Predict: The Next Wave of Machine Learning appeared first on Blog Total Fraud Protection ..read more