IRX Workshops: come and see Kount

Don E. Bush, VP Marketing at fraud prevention software vendor Kount, explains why you should visit Kount’s workshop at the Internet Retail Expo on Wednesday 26th March at the Birmingham NEC.

Five ways to prevent fraud

Fraud is a growing problem for businesses operating online; but better than catching fraudsters is preventing them from plying their trade in the first place. Here are five strategies to beat them.

Fraud and cross-border expansion – part II

For part two of this series, Elie Casamitjana, Product Manager, Fraud Prevention Solutions for Ogone, considers merchant attitudes and the international landscape.

8 steps to protecting your site against fraud

Like it or not, fraud is everywhere. Seasonal peaks such as the January sales are rife for fraud attacks, because companies are either over-worked or understaffed on these days.

Building a trustworthy website

With the proliferation of website hosting services and site building tools, it is getting ever more tricky to build a good looking site that consumers trust all on a tight budget.

Phishing: advice for retailers

The majority of people probably won’t be familiar with the term phishing, but more than likely they will have been subjected to it.

E-crime: Four steps to ensure customers know your site is secure

All retailers are wishing for a Christmas miracle over the festive season – pulling out all the stops to make sure they retain old customers and gain new ones.

Mobile fraud

The rise of the mobile phone as an internet connected device – and a burgeoning shopping channel – means that it too is now an extra channel through which online fraud can be perpetrated.

Fraud and the law

Fraud is one of the oldest and most prevalent crimes that effects business, individuals, governments and state departments, and so it comes as little surprise that there are myriad laws that cover fraud in all its many forms.

Online fraud: what exactly is it?

Fraud is defined as ‘abuse of position, or false representation, or prejudicing someone’s rights for personal gain’. Put simply, fraud is an act of deception intended for personal gain or to cause a loss to another party.