Online Fraud Protection Tools: Are Yours Ready For The Holidays?
As consumers head into the Thanksgiving holiday, many will begin their online shopping. Gearing up for the holidays by shopping online will be especially popular this year. ... Continue »
Online Businesses Are Losing The Fight Against Fraud
Some interesting stats on the fight against online fraud.* The average online merchant uses 5 automated fraud detection tools. Merchants manually review an average of 25%... Continue »
Craigslist Steps Up It’s Fight Against Abuse
Craigslist recently announced it will charge for erotic service ads. Craigslist has already implemented telephone verification, which according to Craigslist’s Chief Executive... Continue »
Teleworking On The Rise
As businesses continue to feel the pressures of tough economic times, many are taking a look at teleworking options for their small businesses. Actually, teleworking has been... Continue »
How Long Will The Real Estate Recession Last?
If you are in the real estate industry, you don’t need me to tell you that the market is still continuing its downward trend. And according to Patrick Stone of The Stone... Continue »
Social Engineering Used to Beat Telephone Verification
A recent inquiry was sent to us with the following: “I think I am the target of fraud. I was instant messaging with a lady. She said I was going to receive a call with a... Continue »
Small Offices Have A Big Environmental Impact
Technology is something of a double edged sword when it comes to making our lives better. The advantages that it gives us, the efficiency that it allows us, and the myriad... Continue »
Online ID Theft On The Decline?
According to a Mintel Comperemedia survey, 37% of consumers state that they are more concerned now about online security than they were 5 years ago. They also suggest that... Continue »
Google’s Knol Chooses Phone Verification to Verify Authors
Google officially launched Knol, a new service aimed to compete with Wikipedia. In short, Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about... Continue »
Real Estate Industry Continues To Move Online
If there were still any questions about how the Internet is changing the real estate industry, a couple new studies have answered them. The Internet has undeniably changed... Continue »
Online Credit Card Fraud Still On The Rise
We would like to think that as the Internet matures, we would be able to stamp down the fraudsters, scammers and spammers that have plagued it since it’s earliest days. ... Continue »
Phone Verification Cancels Craigslist Boycott
Last year Love146, a non-profit organization that works to stop child sex slavery and exploitation, called for a boycott against Craigslist. “Craigslist…has now become... Continue »
Craigslist Deploys Phone Verification
In early March of 2008, Craigslist implemented a phone verification system for their “erotic services” category and has effectively reduced the volume of ads in this... Continue »
Google Protects Adsense with Telephone Verification
Google will accept new applications to it’s popular Adsense program only if applicants provide a valid phone number. New Adsense applications will not be accepted if a... Continue »
Internet Fax in the Doctor’s Office
Has your office gone hi-tech? Nowadays, many doctors’ offices allow their new patients to download paperwork right from a website. But then what? Often times when... Continue »
