Has fraud met its match?

Document: Published Feb 24, 2017

Many companies use a traditional form of authentication that uses identity elements -- such as Social Security number, date of birth, name and address -- provided by and applicant and then compares these data points to data from trusted sources, such as credit bureaus. Problematically, most of this data has already been stolen, making this form of authentication unreliable.

In this CSO Magazine article, Keir Breitenfeld, senior business consultant at Experian, discusses new and dynamic authentication factors that help prevent identity theft while devaluing data for fraudsters. Download the full resource to learn more.

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