EVS Blog

Every day I read about data breaches, identity theft rings, malware, and other security risks that impact individuals and businesses alike. For individuals in the identity verification and fraud prevention industries it is easy to become paranoid. The reality is that it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of fraud; the good news is that you (probably) don’t have to.

A report issued last month reported a 45% increase in call center fraud between 2013 and 2015, along with an increase of losses from fraudulent call center transactions of 14%. This includes an increase in domestic fraud calls (calls originating from within the targeted country increased from 36% to 51%.

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When it comes to business, shouldn’t business owners do all they can do protect both their investment (the business) and their customers? After all, there are no laws or regulations that mandate security cameras, alarms or even locks on doors…but most businesses have these physical security devices in place.

Last week FinCEN (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) and federal banking agencies released new guidance for how the CIP (customer identification program) requirements of the Patriot Act are to be applied to prepaid cards.