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Fraud Mitigation Workshop Helps Online Travel Companies to Spot Fraudulent
Activity and Organized Crime
PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
iovation, provider of the world`s first device reputation service for preventing
online fraud and abuse, announces its upcoming workshop at the PhoCusWright
Conference, held in Orlando, Florida.
The PhoCusWright Conference is where global travel executives meet to discuss
the latest trends and technologies affecting travel commerce. During this year`s
conference, iovation`s Cory Swick will be presenting a global fraud workshop,
aimed at helping online businesses in the travel industry identify and stop
fraudulent activity. What used to be a simple case of scammers and repeat
offenders executing individual credit card theft has grown into a multi-billion
dollar a year industry dominated by organized crime and complex fraud rings.
Presenter:
Cory Swick has over 20 years of experience with fraud management tools, Internet
and client-server applications, telecommunications, and enterprise resource
planning. Swick has served as a committee member for the Merchant Risk Council
and frequently speaks at industry tradeshows on emerging technologies and fraud
prevention strategies. As part of his role at iovation, he often works with
customers to investigate fraud issues and determine effective solutions.
Workshop Details:
Title: Global Fraud: Spotting Fraudulent Activity and Organized Crime
When: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST
Where: Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
About PhoCusWright
PhoCusWright is the travel industry research authority on how travelers,
suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased,
PhoCusWright enables companies to make smart, profitable decisions with
qualitative and quantitative research on the evolving dynamics that influence
travel, tourism and hospitality. Every day senior executives, marketers,
strategists and research professionals from all segments of the industry use
PhoCusWright research for competitive advantage.
About iovation
iovation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, pioneered the use of device
reputation to stop online fraud and abuse. Using its proven device recognition
technology, sophisticated pattern matching, and device-based risk scoring,
iovation delivers an innovative approach to fraud protection. Over the last five
years, iovation has responded to billions of device reputation queries from
merchants in multiple industries. The result is the world`s largest database of
devices used in online fraud and abuse. iovation`s unmatched experience in
device intelligence gives its customers the confidence they need to protect
their good customers and keep the bad ones out. For more information, visit
www.iovation.com.
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iovation
Director of Marketing
Connie Gougler, 503-943-6748
connie.gougler@iovation.com
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