Device fingerprinting defends against online fraud

Online fraud is on the rise increasing the adoption of a new security discipline called device fingerprinting IT Best Practices Alert NetworkWorld.com | Network Management Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by NetScout Metzler: 2009 Handbook of Application Delivery Successful IT organizations must know how to make the right application delivery decisions in these tough economic times. This handbook authored by WAN expert Jim Metzler will help guide you. Spotlight Story Device fingerprinting defends against online fraud By Linda Musthaler Cybercriminals have established vast botnets comprised of millions of computers that are controlled by malicious masters. These bots allow the fraudsters to purchase goods, apply for credit cards, access bank accounts and more - all from the relative obscurity of a compromised device. A new security discipline called device fingerprinting is making it harder for criminals to conduct their illicit business from a device they have overtaken. Learn more about how you can validate if your transactions are coming from a legitimate device or one that has been compromised for criminal purposes. Read full story Linda Musthaler is a principal analyst with Essential Solutions Corporation. Related News: Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Device Fingerprinting Aims To Stop Online Fraud It has been said that on the Internet no one knows you are a dog, but if you are a financial institution, or even a dating service, authentication is very serious business. User names and passwords are no longer secure ... 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