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Recent Fraud and Security Research

Reports

Bug Bounties: Overcoming Fears, Finding Solutions

This report examines the interest, trust, and doubts FIs have in bug bounty programs (initiatives that incentive vulnerability disclosure) and, more generally, vulnerability disclosure.

2018 Child Identity Fraud Study

This original report, sponsored by Identity Guard, examines the risks that child identity fraud poses to minors and their guardians along with the most effective steps that guardians can take to mitigate those risks. 

From Application to Transaction: Card Fraud Trends, Threats, and Tactics

This original report, sponsored by FIS, examines how payment card fraud is manifesting at the application stage and during transactions, and identifies the opportunities for financial institutions and other card issuers to preserve relationships...

2018 Identity Protection Service Market Report: Building Engagement to Deepen Customer Relationships

Even as identify fraud reaches new highs in the US, the identity protection market is facing new struggles in satisfying users. Between 2015 and 2017, the IDPS industry shrank by $500 million in revenue, to total $3.7 billion in 2017. This point...

The Role of Applicant Behavior in Identity Proofing

This original report, sponsored by BioCatch, explores the role that applicant behavior plays in assessing digital-channel identity risk within financial services.  

After SMS One-Time Passwords: Meeting the Authentication Needs of Banks and Their Customers

This original report, sponsored by Boloro, examines the use and degradation of SMS one-time passwords, along with the qualities that made it so pervasive, and charts a path forward for institutions in search of a viable replacement.

Symantec Deprecation: Trust Beyond the Browser Lock

As foot traffic to branches dwindles and online financial services expands, there is no more important function for bankers to consider than the means by which customers securely access their online and mobile banking pages. Concurrently, big ch...

2018 Digital Lending Trends

While most areas in retail banking have embraced the power of going digital, lending has been a clear laggard.  It is only over the last few years that lending has truly embraced the digital revolution. Spurred by threats from alternative provid...

2018 Cryptocurrency Wallet Safety Scorecard

This Javelin scorecard report evaluates the customer-facing fraud mitigation features of major cryptocurrency wallets against the fraud threats facing cryptocurrency investors.

2018 Fraud & Security Trends

With every new headline it becomes increasingly obvious that cybercrime is on the rise.  Motivated by the growing use of digital banking and payments, criminals are targeting institutions’ websites, consumers’ digital devices and non-bank accoun...

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