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		<title>Device Reputation Optimal for National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/07/08/device-reputation-for-nstic/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/07/08/device-reputation-for-nstic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Waddell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ID theft]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=2363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The White House&#8217;s new plan for strengthening authentication and identity verification on the web is a good first step for securing identities in online transactions and creating a trusted digital environment. In the draft strategy, entitled the “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” (NSTIC), the government calls for an Identity Ecosystem, an online environment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Fraud and Abuse Facing Mobile Phone Carriers</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/06/06/fraud-facing-mobile-phone-carriers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/06/06/fraud-facing-mobile-phone-carriers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[account takeover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity fraud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with the enormous success of mobile phone sales, wireless carriers and resellers have to contend with a variety of issues around theft and fraud. Working closely with several carriers and resellers, we&#8217;ve seen four primary fraud threats that financially impact carrier business. They include:

Account creation / application fraud – In this case, a fraudster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AlwaysOn Names iovation an OnDemandTop 100 Winner</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/04/14/alwayson-names-iovation-ondemandtop-100-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/04/14/alwayson-names-iovation-ondemandtop-100-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AlwaysOn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OnDemand Top 100]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online transactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trail blazers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m very proud that iovation was included in the 2010 OnDemand Top 100, as selected by the AlwaysOn staff and other industry experts across the globe.  This list recognizes companies for creating new opportunities in cloud computing and SaaS.
AlwaysOn asserts that the selected companies are developing game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Cyber Crime Experts to Partner with Nigerian Lawmakers</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/03/15/cyber-crime-experts-meet-in-nigeria/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/03/15/cyber-crime-experts-meet-in-nigeria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-money laundering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber criminals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online transactions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Security experts from around the globe will soon meet in Nigeria to help boost the West African country’s parliament to fight Internet fraud and terrorism worldwide. In the article, “Foreign cybercrime experts to partner with lawmakers,” anti-cyber crime and terrorism experts from the US and other European countries will partner with members of the National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi-Layered Device Recognition Solution Protects Against Weaknesses in Any One Strategy</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/02/25/multi-layered-device-recognition-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/02/25/multi-layered-device-recognition-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Franklin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defense in depth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pattern matching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The security strategy of &#8220;defense-in-depth&#8221; allows a system or an organization to prevent an attack by coordinating complementary defense techniques, taking advantage of the strengths of each one while relying on the combination to shore up weaknesses in the others.  The end result is a more complex and nuanced system that is resilient to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud Management Requires Defense in Depth, Much Like Enterprise Security</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/02/19/fraud-management-requires-defense-in-depth/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/02/19/fraud-management-requires-defense-in-depth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Waddell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defense in depth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device identification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[enterprise security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been said that the best offense is a good defense. But how do you defend against something that’s always changing? That’s an important question for IT security professionals who know that it’s only a matter of time before cyber criminals find ways to take advantage of the inherent weaknesses in even the best technologies.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iovation Introduces its New VP of Technology, Scott Waddell</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/01/05/new-vp-technology-scott-waddell/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2010/01/05/new-vp-technology-scott-waddell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[




We’re going into 2010 with a lot to be excited about, including the announcement of our new VP of Technology, Scott Waddell.  Scott joined iovation in April 2008 as our Director of Research, a role to which he has brought amazing insight and innovation.  I love his ability to keep sight of a strategic vision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iovation Named Finalist for &#8220;Best New Technology&#8221; at 2010 iDate Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/12/01/iovation-finalist-for-best-new-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/12/01/iovation-finalist-for-best-new-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best new technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best new technology award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idate awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iDate Miami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet dating technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance scams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have exciting news to share! Now that the nomination phase of the  first annual 2010 Internet Dating Industry Awards is complete, iovation has been named a finalist for the Best New Technology.  This award recognizes the best individual technology created by a vendor for dating or matchmaking sites. The award will be announced at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internal Study Reveals Increasing Number of Devices in iovation&#8217;s Global Fraud Database with Subscriber Cross-over</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/18/internal-study-reveals-increasing-number-of-devices-in-iovations-global-fraud-database-with-subscriber-cross-over/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/18/internal-study-reveals-increasing-number-of-devices-in-iovations-global-fraud-database-with-subscriber-cross-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bart Lonchar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device identification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device re-recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As iovation continues to expand its subscriber-base across multiple industries, the number of shared devices (meaning those devices seen at multiple sites) continues to rise. As we see this cross-over between subscribers rise, new and existing subscribers have a greater chance of encountering devices that already have a reputation. This increases the proactive value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Five Benefits You Will See From Device Reputation</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/10/5-benefits-from-device-reputation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/10/5-benefits-from-device-reputation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[device recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devide reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud transactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online scammers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risky computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[velocity alerts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I talk with fraud managers, they often express concern that the benefits of a reputation-based system won’t be instantly apparent. While a reputation service inherently becomes more valuable over time as companies log their fraud experiences into the system, it’s worth pointing out that device recognition and device reputation provide a number of benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iovation interviewed at Casual Connect on Protecting MMOs from Fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/04/casual-connect-fraud-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/11/04/casual-connect-fraud-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=1113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Darin Glatt, application architect with iovation, was interviewed by the Chroma Coders Game Development Club at Casual Connect Seattle. Darin shares information on iovation’s online fraud protection service used by many leading MMOs.
Listen to the Podcast &#62;
Interviewer: I’m here at Casual Connect and with me today is a special guest. Would you please introduce yourself?
Darin: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not All IP Addresses Are Created Equally</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/10/08/not-all-ip-addresses-are-created-equally/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/10/08/not-all-ip-addresses-are-created-equally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bart Lonchar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device fingerprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device identification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IP Addresses have long been used in device fingerprinting solutions, but their utility has been hit-and-miss due to differences in how groups of IP addresses are managed. As a result, solutions relying on the IP address for device identification generally experience high false positive rates; this is especially true in cases where the same IP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domain Name Abuse—An important component of fraud as a service</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/10/05/domain-name-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/10/05/domain-name-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Anhoury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[botnet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud as a service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While not often talked about, the malicious use of domain names is becoming a serious problem. Domain names provide a means to an end for criminals attempting all kinds of scams and online fraud. In phishing attacks, for example, a hacker-controlled domain name serves as the redirection point for a fake or infected site. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botnets &#8211; Propagating Threats, DoS, and Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/24/botnets-propagating-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/24/botnets-propagating-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ellen Messmer of Network World had an interesting post recently listing America&#8217;s 10 most wanted botnets.  These ten alone are responsible for an estimated 12.4 million infections in the United States.
Botnets are an increasingly difficult problem to address and are becoming an important part of the Fraud as a Service value chain.  There are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over Two Billion Device Reputation Checks</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/23/over-two-billion-fraud-checks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/23/over-two-billion-fraud-checks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently announced an amazing achievement and this is a proud moment for everyone at iovation. Since our inception, we have processed over 2.0 billion real-time device reputation inquiries for our subscribers.
Over two billion times, our subscribers have used one of our device printing technologies while interacting with end-users and then reached out to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Federal Judge Upholds IP Addresses are Not PII, Part 4 – Why all the fuss?</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/20/us-federal-judge-upholds-ip-addresses-are-not-pii-part-4-%e2%80%93-why-all-the-fuss/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/20/us-federal-judge-upholds-ip-addresses-are-not-pii-part-4-%e2%80%93-why-all-the-fuss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a class action lawsuit involving Microsoft, a U.S District Court judge ruled that IP addresses are not personally identifiable information (PII). In my original post, I made reference to the often passionate and sometimes controversial balance between online security and privacy.
Online businesses are generally focused on the security aspects of this ‘discussion’ with an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Federal Judge Upholds IP Addresses are Not PII, Part 3 – But do IP Addresses Identify a Computer?</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/16/do-ip-addresses-id-computers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/16/do-ip-addresses-id-computers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a class action lawsuit involving Microsoft, a U.S District Court judge ruled that IP addresses are not personally identifiable information (PII). In response to my first post,  few people actually read the order by Judge Richard Jones. I received an email from someone stating that the judge was dead wrong in stating that IP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Federal Judge Upholds IP Addresses are Not PII, Part 2 – What Online Businesses Can Learn From This</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/15/ip-addresses-not-pii-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/15/ip-addresses-not-pii-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a class action lawsuit involving Microsoft, a U.S District Court judge ruled that IP addresses are not personally identifiable information (PII). If you read my first post on this issue, you know that I support this decision and believe that IP addresses should be treated as very weakly associated with identity.
While the never-ending ‘discussion’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Federal Judge Upholds IP Addresses are Not Personally Identifiable Information – I Agree.</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/13/us-federal-judge-upholds-ip-addresses-are-not-personally-identifiable-information-%e2%80%93-i-agree/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/07/13/us-federal-judge-upholds-ip-addresses-are-not-personally-identifiable-information-%e2%80%93-i-agree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Pierson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a class action law suit involving Microsoft, a U.S District Court judge ruled that IP addresses are not personally identifiable information (PII).  This will undoubtedly contribute to the important, often passionate and sometimes controversial balance between online security and privacy.  There will be countless threads pointing out the legal and technical reasons that an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BattleClinic works with iovation to shut down virtual goods fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/06/23/battleclinic-case-study/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/06/23/battleclinic-case-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Karl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online gaming fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual goods fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce the release of our recent case study with BattleClinic on Gamasutra.com. The case study details how we helped them achieve a 95% reduction in credit card chargebacks in 8 months. As the leader in fraud prevention for MMOs, iovation pioneered the use of device fingerprinting to establish device reputations and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extending iovation&#8217;s Anti-fraud Tools With Risk Module</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/29/extending-iovations-anti-fraud-tools-with-risk-module/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/29/extending-iovations-anti-fraud-tools-with-risk-module/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced our new device-based risk score that leverages the experience from profiling over a billion devices and the reputations of over 120 million devices in iovation&#8217;s Device Reputation Authority. Our risk score is unique because it is based entirely off of device-based information and doesn&#8217;t rely on any personal information. Check out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IP Proxy Use In Online Crime Equals Stiffer Sentences</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/17/ip-proxy-use-in-online-crime-equals-stiffer-sentences/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/17/ip-proxy-use-in-online-crime-equals-stiffer-sentences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anonymizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anonymizing proxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting article that I came across that is proposing stronger criminal sentences for online crimes where an anonymizing proxy is used.  The intent here is that crimes committed while using an anonymizer indicate a higher level of sophistication.  Critics of the measure state that this puts a stigma on what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Online Fraud Trend Podcast from RSA</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/08/2009-online-fraud-trend-podcast-from-rsa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/08/2009-online-fraud-trend-podcast-from-rsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a good podcast from RSA today that highlights the online fraud trends for 2009.  It is only 10 minutes, but highlights several trends that I have spoken about in previous blogs.  Specifically they highlighted three main trends in 2009 for online fraud:

There is an emerging trend toward &#8220;Fraud as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is PCI Effective at Stopping Online Fraud?  Congress Says No.</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/02/is-pci-effective-at-stopping-online-fruad-congress-says-no/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/04/02/is-pci-effective-at-stopping-online-fruad-congress-says-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like congress feels like credit card companies haven&#8217;t done enough to stop online fraud and identity theft.  The general feeling from lawmakers was that while the PCI standard does provide guidelines on how to protect customer card data and personal information, it isn&#8217;t effective at addressing ever changing threats.  Lawmakers used an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Online Fraud Highlighted in SC Magazine Article</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/03/30/increasing-online-fraud-highlighted-in-sc-magazine-article/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/03/30/increasing-online-fraud-highlighted-in-sc-magazine-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SC Magazine has posted an article about the 2008 numbers for online fraud as reported originally in a study by APACS, a UK online payments association.
The net results?  Online banking fraud rose by 132%.  The article itself highlights the fact that most of this fraud occurred online and particularly speaks to the need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identity-Based Fraud Tools Make Phishing Harder to Combat</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/03/17/identity-based-fraud-tools-make-phishing-harder-to-combat/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2009/03/17/identity-based-fraud-tools-make-phishing-harder-to-combat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[device fingerprinting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.iovation.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across a good article this morning on detecting and avoiding phoney fraud alerts.  The problem is that I found myself thinking yet again that as online sites employ even more identity-based fraud management solutions to combat online fraud, the likelihood of these phishing attacks to succeed goes up.  More and more often we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Only Device Reputation Fraud Network is Now 60 Million Strong</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/06/26/worlds-only-device-reputation-fraud-network-is-now-60-million-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/06/26/worlds-only-device-reputation-fraud-network-is-now-60-million-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-test.iovation.com/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in Dark Reading suggests that while there have been several attempts in the U.S. for groups to band together to combat online fraud and abuse, nobody is successfully doing it today. 
iovation&#8217;s Device Reputation AuthorityTM is a comprehensive network of device intelligence that enables online businesses to share information about computers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Technology News Names iovation as Technology Company to Watch in 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/05/28/bank-technology-news-spotlights-iovation%e2%80%99s-device-reputation-as-key-technology-in-solving-banking%e2%80%99s-online-fraud-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/05/28/bank-technology-news-spotlights-iovation%e2%80%99s-device-reputation-as-key-technology-in-solving-banking%e2%80%99s-online-fraud-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 05:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog-test.iovation.com/?p=19</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to be featured in the June Bank Technology News article, Ten Technology Companies to Watch 2008. As we continue to provide additional value to our customers in reducing online fraud and abuse, as well as their operational costs, it is gratifying to be recognized for the increasing presence across industries like financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventative Measures, Not Law Enforcement, is Key to Reducing Online Fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/03/19/preventative-measures-not-law-enforcement-is-key-to-reducing-online-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.iovation.com/2008/03/19/preventative-measures-not-law-enforcement-is-key-to-reducing-online-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Olson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday on silicon.com, Andy McCue wrote about the shortcomings of law enforcement in addressing e-crime. This has been the case since the beginning of the Internet and will continue to be the case into the near future. The problem stems from the very strengths that make the Internet so powerful. That is, it creates instant [...]]]></description>
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