The new era of fraud: a bot-driven threat
Protecting the capabilities that drive your business means protecting the apps that make them happen
The avalanche of digital innovation has spread money everywhere, making every business a potential for fraud. Fraudsters employ automated, faceless bots that scour business apps looking for any opportunity for profit. And since they target process weaknesses, as well as software vulnerabilities, you may not even know when it’s happening.
This whitepaper offers context which puts the threat of online fraud into perspective, and explores the defences capable of strengthening the security of applications pivotal to day-to-day modern industry.
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