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ConnectWise SIEM
ConnectWise
$10 per month 181 RatingsYou can deploy anywhere with co-managed threat detection/response. ConnectWise SIEM (formerly Perch) is a co-managed threat detection and response platform that is supported by an in-house Security Operations Center. ConnectWise SIEM was designed to be flexible and adaptable to any business size. It can also be tailored to your specific needs. With cloud-based SIEMs, deployment times are reduced from months to minutes. Our SOC monitors ConnectWise SIEM and gives you access to logs. Threat analysts are available to you from the moment your sensor is installed. -
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RISK IDENT
RISK IDENT
4 RatingsRISK IDENT, a leader in software development, offers anti-fraud solutions for companies in the e-commerce and telecommunications sectors. We are experts in machine learning and data analytics. Our most important products are DEVICE IDENT Device Fingerprinting and FRIDA Fraud Manager. These include account takeovers, payment fraud, and fraud within loan applications. Our intelligent software products detect online fraudulent activity by automatically evaluating and interpreting data points. We provide real-time results that allow you to stop fraudulent attacks before they occur. Multiple awards, serious data security. The key to fraud prevention is the network and evaluation of all relevant data points at high speed. We deliver exactly that: Real-time identification of anomalies. -
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Authy
Twilio
20 RatingsAllow 2FA on your favorite sites. Protect yourself against hackers and account takeovers by going beyond the password. Simple to setup, secure cloud backup, multi device support. Protect your accounts from cyber criminals and avoid account takeovers by enabling 2FA. You can watch the video below to learn why 2FA should be enabled for your accounts. It is no longer safe to rely on usernames and passwords for online account security. Data breaches happen daily and hackers are constantly inventing new ways of taking over your accounts. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect yourself. This prevents anyone from using your stolen data. It verifies your identity via your device. To protect your online accounts, enable 2FA now -
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IRONSCALES
IRONSCALES
$4.50 per user per monthIRONSCALES offers an API-connected, AI-driven email security and training solution to help companies defend against advanced phishing attacks. We believe that phishing is a human + machine problem that can only be solved with a human + machine solution. This unique approach sets us apart from our competitors in this space. -
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Beyond Identity
Beyond Identity
$0/User/ Month Beyond Identity provides the strongest authentication on the planet, eliminating passwords completely for customers, employees, and developers. Unique to Beyond Identity, users never have to pick up a second device to enroll or authenticate, passwords are completely eliminated from user flows and your database, and organizations can implement risk-based access controls using granular user and device risk captured in real-time. By default, Beyond Identity authenticates with invisible MFA that only leverages unphishable factors. This allows organizations to secure access to applications and critical data by eliminating account takeover, ransomware, and all credential-based attacks all while improving the user experience -
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Fingerprint
Fingerprint
$80 per monthStop fraud, spam and account takeovers by using 99.5% accurate browser fingerprinting. You can quickly access suspicious visitor activity and geolocation. Integrate our API into your signup or server-side business rules. Instant notifications sent securely to your backend systems. This is ideal for building scalable, asynchronous processes. Any web application can be protected against account takeover. Protect your customers' accounts by accurately identifying threats and preventing them from causing damage. Users who re-use passwords across multiple services run the risk of having their accounts hacked by fraudsters who bought or hacked them from another source. These fraudsters can be caught by associating multiple login attempts with bot networks. Social engineering is still a reliable method for fraudsters accessing accounts. To prevent phishing accounts from being accessed easily, require new visitors to provide additional authentication. -
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SHIELD
SHIELD
On DemandDevice-First Fraud prevention with Real-Time Intelligence & Identification. Device Intelligence from SHIELD identifies persistently devices, users and accounts that you can trust - and those that you shouldn't. Don't let fraudsters fool you. With the global standard for device ID -- SHIELD DeviceID -- you can make precise decisions about device trustworthiness. Get a comprehensive view of each user with real-time device signals and continuous risk profiler. Eliminate blind spots and provide superior user experiences to accelerate growth. Instant insights. No need for additional codes. Get intelligence without revealing PII. Risk thresholds that can be configured independently. We provide all data and more. Transparent intelligence gives you the complete picture. Stay on top of the latest fraud attacks. Real-time attack patterns synchronization worldwide. -
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Sqreen
Sqreen
$499 per monthEvery app has security built in. Everywhere. App security platform that allows teams to protect applications, increase visibility, and secure code. Protect your applications by stopping data breaches, blocking account takeovers, and blocking business logic attacks. Streamlining incident response management, increasing visibility and automating your application inventory will increase visibility. Secure code by identifying and fixing vulnerabilities, integrating security into the SDLC, and finding and fixing critical threats. You can protect, monitor and test your applications from one platform. This allows you to apply a holistic security strategy. To provide more robust security without compromising on performance, analyze application execution logic in real time. Sandboxed microagents can dynamically adapt to new threats and applications without the need for maintenance. -
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Akamai MFA
Akamai
FreeMobile push makes phish-proof authentication as simple as a mobile push. Protect employee accounts from being taken over and data breaches by using phish-proof multifactor authentication. Multi-factor authentication is the most secure standard for MFA bypass attacks. End-to-end cryptography makes MFA impossible to crack. No cumbersome physical security keys. Easy smartphone app experience and self-service enrollment make adoption simple. FIDO2 provides the strongest authentication. Security is more important than hardware. Administrators will be less stressed. FIDO2 MFA security for any smartphone defeats phishing via frictionless push notifications. Choose your authentication options, including secure push and standard push, TOTP, SMS, and TOTP. Integrates with leading IdP and identity products for seamless MFA services. Automates user provisioning workflows, ensuring that any changes to IdP are immediately reflected. Administration teams are kept informed by rich reporting features about authentication events. -
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Moonsense
Moonsense
FreeMoonsense helps customers detect sophisticated fraud schemes. It does this by providing immediate access and granular data to enhance fraud detection without adding additional friction for the user. User behavior and network intelligence are required to reveal a user's unique digital language, similar to a fingerprint. In a world of frequent data breaches, the digital body language of the user is uniquely able to detect the most challenging fraud types without adding friction to the user. Identity theft is a common type of fraud. During the account creation process, there is a pattern of behavior that is expected. By analyzing digital body language of the user, you can flag any accounts that are not normal. Moonsense's mission is to level the playing fields in the fight against fraud online. One integration gives you access to both user behavior as well as user network intelligence. -
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NordStellar
Nord Security
NordStellar allows you to detect and respond before cyber threats escalate to your company. Give your security team visibility into the actions of threat actors and what they do to compromised data. Automated monitoring can reduce the time it takes to detect data leaks, saving you resources and reducing risk for your organization. Data leaks are often not detected by businesses until it is too late. Modern threat exposure management tools are needed to help your security team identify data leaks before they become a major problem. Reduce the risk of cyber attacks such as ransomware, ATO and session hijacking. -
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Avanan
Check Point
Enterprise AI cloud security: Prevent phishing, malware and account takeover. Advanced email security is required to protect your enterprise from malicious emails that default security misses. Avanan revolutionized email security in 2015. Traditional gateways couldn't and haven't adjust to the cloud. Avanan's security is patented. Security for all your collaboration applications. Ransomware, account theft, BEC, and supply chain attacks. 99.2% decrease in phishing attacks that reach the inbox True AI powers Avanan, which is trained on extensive data sets to stop sophisticated phishing attacks before reaching the inbox. To implement API, machine-learning and AI for cloud email security. More than 5,000 customers, 60% of which are large enterprises. Ranked Email Security Solution in Gartner Peer Insights & G2. -
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authID.ai
authID.ai
Mobile facial biometrics can be used to provide seamless identity fraud protection throughout the digital identity lifecycle. Easy customer onboarding. Get rid of the bad guys quickly. Account takeovers and identity fraud can cause account and transaction compromises. Cloud-based biometric authentication for high-risk transactions provides greater assurance. Eliminate passwords using FIDO2 strong authentication linked to a trusted ID. Remotely confirm the identity of new users. This will allow you to be certain that they are who they claim to be. Our mobile biometric solutions allow you to quickly onboard customers and verify their identity. They also help protect their accounts from identity fraud or account takeover. Learn how authID helps you transform identity management. -
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Barracuda Sentinel
Barracuda Networks
BEC (business email compromise), spear phishing and account takeover are quickly becoming the biggest security threats to organizations. These socially engineered attacks, which are designed to deceive employees, can be devastating for your business and brand. Barracuda Sentinel combines AI, deep integration with Microsoft Office 365 and brand protection to create a comprehensive cloud-based solution that protects against account takeover, email compromise, spear-phishing, and other cyber fraud. Barracuda Sentinel's core is an AI engine that detects, blocks and identifies socially engineered attacks. Sentinel's AI engine has unique API-based access to historical email data, which allows it to understand each user's communication patterns. Multiple classifiers are used to map the social networks for every employee within the company. -
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Incognia
Incognia
Location Behavioral Biometrics We create a dynamic location fingerprint by using the unique location behavior pattern of each user. This makes it very difficult for fraudsters or forgers to copy or forge. Incognia's location-based fraud solutions are designed to help financial institutions and retailers prevent account fraud and account takeover. Our precise location technology uses network signals and on-device sensors data to create unique behavioral patterns that allow users to be identified and authenticated. Our solution does not require PII and works in background to provide a secure and frictionless experience. -
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Akamai Bot Manager
Akamai
Some bots can be helpful, while others can be annoying and cause account takeovers and fraud. Bots are constantly evolving to evade detection technologies. This is causing organizations to face increased risks and increasing costs. Organizations need a new and innovative approach. Bot Manager provides advanced bot detection to detect and avert most evasive threats. This allows you to stay ahead of the changing bot landscape and stop the most sophisticated bots from threatening your business. Your website is not just for customers. It is important to understand who is visiting your website and what they are trying do. Next, create the right policies to manage how they interact with you, what they can see and their impact on your business. Your website plays an integral part in your online business strategy. -
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1Kosmos
1Kosmos
1Kosmos allows citizens, customers, and workers to transact securely with digital services through passwordless access. The BlockID platform unites identity proofing with strong authentication to create a distributed digital identity that prevents identity fraud, account takeover, identity impersonation, and fraud while providing frictionless user experiences. BlockID is the only NIST-, FIDO2 and iBeta certified platform that performs millions upon daily authentications for some of the most important banks, telecommunications, and healthcare organizations around the globe. -
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Castle
Castle
$33 per monthFeed Castle any user event to receive real-time scoring or threat detection. Receive synchronous decisions to block spam registrations or account takeover attempts. Lower friction equals higher conversion. Our invisible APIs simplify registration while keeping spam out of your system. Castle's industry-leading account takeover protection provides advanced credential stuffing protection. Castle can monitor any key user events, whether they are at registration, login or anywhere else in-app. This allows you to distinguish the bad bots and the good ones. The battle is not over. Castle Webhooks and Notifications can automate account recovery flows, step up auth, or end-user alerts. Castle profiles the unique users and traffic patterns of each app, as well as each device. Castle identifies anomalies in your app and your users by learning what is normal. -
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Allure Security
Allure Security
Allure Security protects brands by finding and stopping online brand impersonation attacks before customers fall victim. Our patented, artificial intelligence-powered engine finds more spoofed websites, social media accounts, and mobile apps more quickly and with greater accuracy than legacy approaches. Our unique, multi-pronged approach to managed response – blocklisting, decoy data, and end-to-end takedown – significantly reduces the lifespan of a scam and the damage it can do. -
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SonicWall Cloud App Security
SonicWall
Next-Gen Security for Office 365 and G Suite. SonicWall Cloud App Security provides next-generation security for users and data within cloud apps, including email, messaging and file sharing. SonicWall Cloud App Security is a best-in-class security solution for SaaS applications. It also provides seamless user experiences. Cloud usage is easier with visibility, data security, advanced threat prevention, and compliance. Stop targeted phishing and account takeover attacks using Office 365 and G Suite. Analyzing historical and real-time events can help you identify security holes and breaches. Provide the best user experience through out-of-band analysis via APIs and log collection. -
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BioCatch
BioCatch
BioCatch provides advanced behavioral insights that provide actionable intelligence to global organizations so they can create a secure customer experience. BioCatch analyzes the user's cognitive and physical digital behaviors to identify legitimate applicants from cybercriminals. BioCatch detects behavioral anomalies that could indicate human and non-human cyberthreats like bots, remote access tools attacks, malware, and manual account takeover. BioCatch can detect subtle behavioral indicators that indicate that a victim is being unwittingly manipulated through fraudulent money transfers. BioCatch's Al driven behavioral biometrics technology reduces online fraud and allows online identity verification without compromising the user interface. BioCatch's unique solution is designed to protect identities online and provide a frictionless user experience for mobile and web users. -
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Forter
Forter
The only platform that prevents fraud, powered by the largest online retailer network, that can instantly identify which customers to trust in real-time. One platform that secures the entire buying journey. Forter is the world's leader in ecommerce fraud prevention. It has processed more than $200 billion in online commerce transactions, and protects over 750 million consumers from identity theft, credit card fraud, account takeovers, returns abuse, and credit card fraud. Forter's integrated fraud prevention platform is powered by its rapidly expanding Global Merchant Network. This platform is underpinned by predictive fraud modeling and research. Customers can also tailor the platform to their business needs, including policy abuse, account takeover fraud, loyalty fraud, and many more. Fortune 500 companies trust Forter to deliver exceptional accuracy, a smoother experience, and increased sales at a lower cost. -
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Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs
Enforcement offers future-proof protection and makes fraudsters abandon their attacks. Arkose Labs' innovative step-up authentication method provides risk-based friction that drains fraudsters’ resources while giving real customers a fun and easy way to prove their legitimacy. Enforcement is a challenge-response mechanism that works with Telemetry to authenticate unrecognized request. Digital businesses can be confident that only legitimate activity is transmitted to the enterprise. Arkose Labs' method shifts the attack surface away from the business to our platform. The intermediary platform allows for independent verification of suspicious sessions. This provides a buffer between fraudsters, and the sites they have been so skilled at attacking. It also rewrites the rules on how to launch attacks. Businesses don't have to divert valuable resources to combat attacks. -
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Armorblox
Armorblox
Armorblox protects enterprise communications against inbound threats and data loss using deep learning, natural language understanding, and statistical techniques. Armorblox uses a wide range of data sources, signals and detection techniques to protect enterprise communications. Stop email compromises, account takeovers, executive impersonations, and other targeted threats to business email. You can view detailed attack analysis made for human eyes. Pre-configured policies can be used to automatically delete, quarantine or label emails. Detect PII/PCI violations, and passwords that have been disclosed via email. Outbound emails containing confidential information should be blocked. Prevent data leakage via email, messaging and file-sharing. All false positives reported can be automatically remedied. One click remove similar suspicious emails from user mailboxes. Use dynamic policies to prevent similar attacks in the future. -
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Entersekt
Entersekt
Reduce fraud risk We work closely with customers to help them prevent fraud and protect their digital channels from hackers. Inspire true customer loyalty. Engage customers with relevant and intuitive experiences, regardless of their preferred touchpoint. Check out: Digital banking, mandates and the user experience factor. Rethinking authentication in the age SRC and EMV-3D Secure. Entersekt Secure Platform. Establish trust, identify your users and offer them new and innovative experiences that will drive brand awareness. To increase adoption and revenue, offer a secure and seamless remote registration and card provisioning process. Entersekt Customer Authentication Solution. A compliant solution that spans all your digital channels will eliminate account takeover fraud. Entersekt Smart Messaging Solution. Secure, sophisticated in-app messaging services will elevate your relationship banking strategy. -
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Yubico YubiKey
Yubico
YubiKey protects your digital world. Stop account takeovers, make your multifactor authentication passwordless, and modernize it. The world's best security key provides superior security, user experience, and a return on investment. The YubiKey is available in a variety shapes and features to suit your needs, both for personal and professional use. To find the right key, take our Product Finder Quiz. The YubiKey can be used with hundreds of software and services. We are here to help you get started, whether it's for personal or professional use. The industry's most trusted security key. It allows strong multi-factor, two-factor, and passwordless authentication. The multi-protocol YubiKey protects your access to computers, networks, online services, and other digital devices with a simple touch. No more reaching for your smartphone or retyping passcodes. Simply plug in your YubiKey and tap. It will do the rest. -
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BehavioSec
BehavioSec
The next generation in behavioral authentication is here. The BehavioSec platform is used by global 2000 companies to verify user identities. It uses deep authentication with over 99% accuracy and zero friction across millions of users and billions in transactions. Account takeovers continue to be a threat, despite the fact that organizations have invested significant resources in protecting themselves from attacks. These failed investments made to protect are causing costly business problems, such as manual fraud analysis and customer friction. BehavioSec prevents account takeovers with deep authentication. This new method of verification is powered by behavioral biometrics. Deep authentication automatically verifies that the digital identity is authentic. This allows you to reduce costs and keep fraudsters away. BehavioSec combats new account fraud using population profiling powered with Behavioral Biometrics. -
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AuthSafe
SecureLayer7
AuthSafe is an Account Takeover Prevention System. End-user trained risk-based authentication prevents cybercriminals from accessing compromised users and automates the account recovery process. Authsafe's Command Control Center. The company's AuthSafe dashboard is the command control center. The dashboard interface allows you to view information about the risk scores, threat signals and processed traffic of users' devices. API Device management: API AuthSafe provides APIs details to list the login device names. Customers can either create or use a pre-developed interface to list their devices. The user's intelligence will help secure devices by allowing them to be listed. Device analysis: End users can access digital services from multiple devices. AuthSafe conducts a cognitive analysis on the devices used to identify suspicious ones. Webhooks, APIs and Real-Time Alerts: The AuthSafe solution offers webhooks or APIs to communicate with customers. -
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SpyCloud
SpyCloud
Criminals can quickly monetize data after a data breach by using stolen credentials to gain access to corporate systems and consumer accounts. Account takeover fraud is a high risk for your employees, consumers, and third-parties if credentials or PII are exposed in a data breaches. SpyCloud offers proactive solutions that take advantage of the largest collection of breach assets recovered worldwide to help you prevent account theft and combat online fraud. Before criminals can access your corporate data or defraud you users, reset stolen passwords. To identify criminals trying to defraud you and your customers, use decades-worth digital breadcrumbs. You should monitor your key third party relationships to identify supply chain breaches that could pose a threat to your business. To protect your supply chain, employees, and citizens from credential-based cyberattacks, leverage breach data. -
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Sift
Sift
Sift's Digital Trust & Safety suite will make any fraudster's life miserable. We help you secure your business at scale to support explosive growth. Stop account takeovers, fraud and other scam content from destroying the integrity of your brand. What's your goal? -
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Tessian Defender
Tessian
Tessian Defender is an inbound email security system that automatically blocks a variety of attacks that bypass Secure Email Gateways. It also provides in-the-moment training that encourages employees to adopt secure email behavior. Defender protects against known and unknown email threats, including Account Takeover (ATO), Business Email Compromise, spear phishing, and any impersonation attacks that bypass Secure Email Gateways. Defender's in-the moment training empowers users to increase their email security awareness. Defender automates repetitive tasks like triage and review, removing the burden from the SOC and admins. This reduces the need to verify email threats by humans and reduces FTE requirements. Defender's behavioral intelligence uses at least 12 months' worth of historical data, which includes company emails and company network. -
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IBM Security Trusteer allows you to identify customers and protect yourself against malicious users across all channels. IBM®, Security Trusteer®, helps organizations detect fraud, authenticate user and establish identity trust throughout the omnichannel customer journey. Trusteer uses cloud-based intelligence and patented machine learning to identify new and existing customers and improve the user experience. Trusteer is trusted by more than 500 companies to support their digital journeys and business growth. Transparently identify unauthorized access. Establish cross-organizational, actionable insights through real-time assessments. Reduce operational costs, assess risk, and improve security and efficiency. Behavioral biometrics, AI, and machine learning can help you outsmart account takeovers. This will allow you to build digital identity trust.
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Acceptto Zero Trust Identity (CIAM)
Acceptto
It is important to verify that your customers are real. Customers don't want to have to prove their identity and they want you not to make them do it. You can protect your customers' identities by providing a delicate balance between security and a pleasant, frictionless customer experience. Continuous, real-time identity monitoring and validation after authorization. Intelligent MFA instantly eliminates account takeover (ATO). Continuous authentication orchestrated by risk-based policy Acceptto is a revolutionary cybersecurity company that views authentication as a continuous process, rather than a single event. Our AI/ML powered Passwordless Continuous AuthenticationTM technology analyzes user identity and infers behavioral data to detect anomalies. This eliminates dependence on vulnerable binary authentications. We offer the most robust, secure and hack-proof identity validation technology. -
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OneSpan Risk Analytics
OneSpan
A self-learning solution that uses data modeling and machine learning to improve fraud prevention across multiple digital channels can help you reduce fraud. You can reduce threats such as account takeover, new account fraud and mobile fraud in real-time. Intelligent automation and precise risk scoring will reduce manual reviews and operational expenses. Real-time monitoring of transaction risk allows you to address PSD2 requirements. Protect your bank account and mobile accounts from digital fraud. OneSpan Risk Analytics can modernize your existing fraud solution. Risk Analytics analyzes large amounts of transaction, mobile, and application data in real-time to detect fraud in the online or mobile banking channels. -
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Matchlight
Terbium Labs
Matchlight gives you access to prioritized alerts. You can drill down into the analytics-driven insights that will allow you to quickly and efficiently assign resources and take actions. Matchlight monitors account theft, spoofed accounts, data loss, and account takeovers on social media. It monitors fraud and counterfeit domains, brand impersonations on mobile apps, as well as exfiltrated or misused employee or VIP information. Matchlight provides 24/7 monitoring of the dark, open, and deep webs. Accelerates the detection of fraudulent company and subsidiary names. Fingerprinting ensures accuracy and privacy. No false positives, prioritize vetted alerts, and manage response via an API or a single dashboard. Matchlight allows your team to mitigate damage before, during, and after an attack occurs. -
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GeoComply Core
GeoComply
Digital identity verification, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance can be made more accurate by increasing location accuracy. Verify the user's location and compare it with compliance rules to make sure they are in the allowed area/zone. Increase user acceptance and stop fraud. To verify and validate the authenticity of a location, combine device, location, and identity intelligence. Analyzes all types of fraudulent activity, including jailbroken devices, emulators, and fake location apps. Protects against fraudulent activity such as account sharing, account jumping, and account takeover. Combines all geolocation signals, such as WiFi and GPS, with existing technology to increase the value of location data. It identifies sophisticated methods for location spoofing such as VPNs and data centers, anonymizers or proxies, and Tor exit nodes. -
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CyberSiARA
CyberSiARA
Prevention is always more cost-effective when it comes to fraud. CyberSiARA's intuitive traffic testing provides a proactive cyber-security approach that stops fraud at its tracks. The traffic classification capability distinguishes between real users and potential attackers using interactive enforcement challenges in real-time. This stops both automated and user-driven attacks. CyberSiARA uses powerful processes for traffic analysis to determine user intention. The system uses interactive challenges to test suspicious activity by identifying fraud indicators in traffic behavior. This allows legitimate users to have a seamless experience while attacks of all kinds are defeated. Innovative challenge strategies are used to stop traffic designed to overcome authentication challenges. -
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Boku Identity
Boku
Boku is a mobile identity service that offers the best in class. It will protect your business against account takeovers, fake identities, and compromised numbers. All this while providing a seamless user experience. Boku Authenticate will help you protect yourself against account takeovers (ATOs), which target your customer's mobile number. It streamlines your verification methods of mobile number possession. Boku Authenticate will use its built-in connectivity with the mobile operators' wireless network to verify mobile number possession on the device. The solution is seamless and secure. Boku Authenticate will reduce user friction and provide the best defense against ATOs. -
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Quantum Training
Silent Breach
Our penetration tests have shown that employees are the number one vulnerability in most companies. Spear-phishing and social engineering can lead to a variety of exploits, including ransomware and account take-over, data exfiltration and destruction. As your company grows, so does your risk of human-centric vulnerabilities. Good news is that your cybersecurity program should include training your staff to defend against social attacks. Silent Breach has created an online security awareness training curriculum that meets the needs of today's workforce. Our online Quantum Training platform makes it easy for your staff to train at their convenience via short videos, quizzes, and phishing games.
Overview of Account Takeover Protection Software
Account takeover protection software is an essential tool for any business that needs to protect their customers' personal data and financial information. This type of software helps prevent hackers from obtaining access to an account, which could lead to theft or misuse of the user's credentials. Account takeover protection software works by monitoring the user's online activity and detecting suspicious behavior. It can also be used to detect whether a user has been accessing accounts from multiple locations or devices, both of which are signs of malicious activity.
When account takeover protection software is active on a system, it will alert the user whenever there is a suspicious login or if someone tries to gain access with incorrect credentials. If the correct credentials are used without prior authorization, the program will log this activity and alert administrators who can take action accordingly. In certain cases, the software may automatically block login attempts from a certain IP address or device for a predetermined period of time as an additional layer of security.
Any good account takeover protection system should offer full encryption of all data sent between servers and clients, as well as two-factor authentication (often referred to as 2FA) for added security. This means that when logging in to an account using two-factor authentication, users must enter both their username/password combination and another form of authentication such as a one-time code sent via text message or email before they can gain access.
The effectiveness of any account takeover protection system depends largely on how up-to-date it is kept in terms of technology and security protocols so that old threats cannot get through while newer ones are blocked out completely. Therefore, it is essential that businesses use only top-of-the line products with frequent updates to ensure compatibility with current web technologies and keep their customer's data safe at all times.
Why Use Account Takeover Protection Software?
- To Improve Security: Account takeover protection software helps provide a layer of security to ensure that attackers cannot access an account without proper authorization. This can include two-factor authentication, password management systems, and other authentication measures to help protect user data.
- To Prevent Fraud and Theft: By adding additional layers of security, account takeover protection software can help prevent fraud and theft from occurring within an account or system. It also may detect suspicious activity before it becomes a larger problem so that it can be addressed immediately before any real damage is done.
- To Detect Malicious Activity: Account takeover protection software helps detect malicious activities such as phishing attacks, malware infections, or other attempts at identity theft and data breaches by monitoring changes in the user’s profile or checking for suspicious patterns in their web traffic or logins.
- To Strengthen Password Policies: Many account takeover protection tools allow users to create stronger passwords and even enforce rules such as minimum length or use of special characters to make sure passwords are more secure and difficult to guess by attackers. This can help reduce the risk of compromised accounts due to weak passwords being used by users in the first place.
- To Monitor Unusual Activity: Account takeover protection software has built-in mechanisms that allow it to monitor unusual activity on an account, such as frequent login attempts from unknown devices or locations, which could indicate unauthorized access attempts are being made by attackers who may be trying to gain control over the user's information and personal data stored in the system.. This helps provide better detection capabilities for administrators so they can take appropriate action when needed quickly enough instead of waiting until after the event has already taken place and caused problems with user accounts.
Why Is Account Takeover Protection Software Important?
Account takeover protection software is critically important in the modern digital landscape, as online accounts increasingly contain highly sensitive data. Indeed, with personal information now so at risk from malicious activities such as hacking and phishing attacks, it’s essential to have strong account security measures in place to help protect against unauthorized access.
Account takeover protection software provides a vital layer of defense by regularly verifying user identity before granting access to an account. Such authentication requires users to provide credentials such as usernames and passwords, or for more secure accounts, biometric identifiers like fingerprints or voice recognition. By confirming a person’s identity with multiple layers of verification (known as multi-factor authentication), the chances of someone being able to gain illicit access are drastically reduced. Additionally, account takeover protection software can track suspicious login attempts and alert administrators if any unusual activity is spotted.
Without this type of security measure, far too many individuals would be vulnerable to cybercrime; this could have disastrous consequences for both individuals and companies alike. Therefore, account takeover protection software offers a key solution that safeguards users from malicious actors whilst also providing peace of mind that their data remains safe and secure after they’ve logged off the system. It should absolutely be considered by anyone who holds an online account containing valuable information or assets.
Features of Account Takeover Protection Software
- Two-Factor Authentication: Many account takeover protection programs provide two-factor authentication (2FA) to add an extra layer of security when accessing accounts and websites. This requires users to enter a verification code sent via text message, email or phone before being allowed to access the account.
- Security Questions: Some software uses multiple security questions to verify user identity instead of, or in addition to, 2FA. These questions cover various topics such as past jobs, addresses, relationships and other personal information.
- IP Tracking/Limiting Access: Account takeover protection can limit how many times a particular internet protocol (IP) address can log into an account within a certain timeframe. This helps protect against automated brute force attacks where hackers use hundreds or thousands of attempts from different IPs in order to guess passwords.
- Login Alerts: Most ATO protection software will send login alerts via email or text after someone has logged into the protected service or website from an unrecognized device or location. This lets the user know that their account may be compromised so they can take action immediately and protect their data.
- Password Protection/Management Tools: Many ATO services come with robust password management tools like auto generator for strong passwords, password storage vaults and auto filling options for logging into sites quickly and securely without having to type them out each time.
What Types of Users Can Benefit From Account Takeover Protection Software?
- eCommerce Stores: Account takeover protection software can help e-commerce stores detect fraudulent activity and prevent data breaches.
- Consumers: Consumers benefit from account takeover protection software by having their login credentials protected and their personal information kept secure.
- Financial Institutions: Financial institutions use account takeover protection to uphold customer privacy and keep financial information secure.
- Government Agencies: Government agencies utilize anti–account takeovers solutions to ensure sensitive data remains safe from malicious actors.
- Healthcare Providers: Healthcare providers can benefit from account takeover protection solutions to help safeguard patient records and other medical data.
- Retailers: Retailers often rely on account takeover protection software to protect customers’ sensitive payment details, as well as prevent fraudsters from accessing the network.
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): ISPs need account takeover solutions to protect user accounts, especially if they offer personal email services or online banking capabilities.
- Businesses of All Sizes: Whether it be a small business with limited resources or a large enterprise with extensive IT infrastructure, all businesses require security measures in order to protect company assets and customer data from cyber threats such as account takeovers
How Much Does Account Takeover Protection Software Cost?
The cost of account takeover protection software can vary greatly depending on the specific features and functionality desired. Generally, prices for stand-alone solutions start at a few hundred dollars per month and increase to more than a thousand dollars for enterprise level versions. However, many vendors have flexible pricing plans that provide additional features as well as special offers for volume purchases or long-term contracts. Some providers also offer subscription-based access models that are tailored to the amount of user activity and usage patterns of the organization in question. Additionally, there are various free trial periods offered by some providers, which allows users to test drive their respective platform before committing to purchase. Ultimately, each organization's exact needs should be carefully considered when selecting an appropriate solution, with factors like budget range and security requirements guiding the decision.
Account Takeover Protection Software Risks
- Unwanted access to confidential user accounts, which could lead to the misuse or theft of sensitive information.
- An increased risk of data breaches due to compromised user accounts.
- A lack of secure authentication methods for users, leading to a higher chance that malicious actors will be able to access user accounts without authorization.
- False positives in security checks result from inaccurate or out-of-date data sources.
- Software glitches or bugs that could potentially provide attackers with access to protected accounts.
- Potential flaws in the implementation of the technology at a technical level, such as zero-day exploits.
Account Takeover Protection Software Integrations
Account takeover protection software can integrate with a variety of different types of software in order to provide more comprehensive and powerful protection against malicious activity. Some of the most common types of software that can potentially integrate with account takeover protection software include authorization and authentication tools, user identity management platforms, password managers, two-factor authentication solutions, biometric verification systems, security incident response tools, data loss prevention applications, web application monitoring services, encryption programs and anti-virus/malware detection programs. By integrating these various types of security solutions with account takeover protection software, the overall level of data security is increased substantially as organizations are better equipped to detect malicious behavior and protect their accounts from unauthorized access.
Questions To Ask Related To Account Takeover Protection Software
- What kinds of account takeover protection does the software offer? Does it protect web-based accounts, online banking services, or both?
- How effective is the software’s security against all types of fraud and suspicious activity (regardless of device type or method)?
- Does the software use sophisticated analytics to help detect potential account takeover attempts?
- Is two-factor authentication (such as email verification) part of the system and what methods are used to verify a customer's identity when logging into an account?
- Can the software alert users in real-time if suspicious activity is detected on their accounts?
- Does the software have features that allow users to easily manage their own security settings and preferences in one place?
- Are there any user restrictions or monitoring features available to prevent people from accessing sensitive data and applications without permission?
- Is there a way for customers to report suspected fraudulent activities directly through the platform so that action can be taken immediately?
- How robust is customer support after implementation — what kind of assistance do you provide during initial setup and later on should something go wrong with the system or data collection process?