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Javelin explores and analyzes how financial institutions can get ahead of criminals using technology, training and education. Our insights guide financial institutions to devise effective strategies to safeguard their data, systems and customers through two specialized practices – Fraud Management and Cybersecurity.
Mitigate Security Threats and Keep Accounts and Identities Safe
Criminals’ tactics are always changing. So is the technology that can help head them off. Javelin’s analysis can help keep financial institutions—and thus their customers—a step ahead. Further, Javelin can help you position your customers as partners in protecting their own information from would-be thieves.
Recent Fraud and Security Research
Reports
Child ID Theft: Social Cyber Risks and the Persistent Threat to Families
- Complimentary Webinar, On Demand Webinar
- Date: January 9, 2024
- Author(s): Tracy Kitten, Jennifer Pitt, Suzanne Sando, Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
Join Javelin’s Tracy Kitten, Suzanne Sando, Kevin Libby and Jennifer Pitt discuss findings from our recent Child ID Theft report on the persistent risks children face through social media and the internet.
How Gift Card Scams Target the Unexpected, And What It Means for Banks
- Javelin Report
- Date: December 14, 2023
- Author(s): Jennifer Pitt
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security, Fraud Management
Though the holiday season is nearing the end, gift cards top scammers’ wish lists all year long. Scammers use social media to deploy debt repayment and other moneymaking scams that ensnare educated and younger, tech-savvy consumers, shattering i...
Shattering Gender Stereotypes in Scam Awareness and Education
- Javelin Report
- Date: December 12, 2023
- Author(s): Suzanne Sando
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security, Fraud Management
The assumptions many of us make about fraud risk, particularly when it comes to gender, are incorrect, ignored, or downplayed to the point that those assumptions have made financial institutions’ cybersecurity and fraud prevention education esse...
The Privacy Paradox: Consumers Aren’t Acting on Increased Privacy Concerns
- Javelin Report
- Date: December 7, 2023
- Author(s): Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
Javelin Strategy & Research’s annual survey of consumers about their attitudes toward privacy and data collection has revealed an interesting, seemingly contradictory tendency: Consumers, while generally much more concerned about the collection ...
Fraud and Authentication Technology: Realigning Investments with Consumer Expectations
- Javelin Report
- Date: November 14, 2023
- Author(s): Suzanne Sando
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security, Fraud Management
Nearly half of businesses, across industries, spend less than $50,000 annually on fraud, authentication, and identity verification technology and tools, making it essential for vendors of these products to anticipate business needs and decision ...
2024 Trends & Predictions: Cybersecurity
- Javelin Report
- Date: November 7, 2023
- Author(s): Tracy Kitten, Suzanne Sando, Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
Corporate belt-tightening and a scary economy for consumers will keep digital banking strategists keenly focused on improving access to digital customer service and building engagement and trust with financial fitness in 2024 and beyond. But ban...
2024 Trends & Predictions: Fraud Management
- Javelin Report
- Date: November 7, 2023
- Author(s): Tracy Kitten, Suzanne Sando, Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security, Fraud Management
Financial institutions are under Increased pressure to protect their customers and members from fraud while maintaining new account growth and revenue. In 2024 and beyond, much of the effort will center on mitigating fraud perpetrated against na...
Helping Protect Employees From Repeated Identity Fraud Incidents
- Sponsored Webinar
- Date: November, 2023
- Author(s): Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security
Are your employees dealing with identity fraud issues? Join us for a discussion with Javelin's Kevin Libby and Equifax's Jason Steed.
An IDPS Market Analysis: Finding Opportunity in Challenges to Sustain Substantial Growth
- Javelin Report
- Date: October 31, 2023
- Author(s): Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
The identity protection services market in the United States has grown 69% since 2020, yet untapped potential remains. To realize that potential, IDPS providers and financial institutions must address market churn, focus on converting consumers ...
The Dangers of Fragmented Fraud Identity
- Sponsored Webinar
- Date: November, 2023
- Author(s): Kevin Libby
- Research Topic(s): Fraud & Security, Fraud Management
Join TransUnion thought leaders and Javelin fraud and security analyst Kevin Libby, to learn how fraudsters manipulate call center and digital channels in combination to commit fraud and what an integrated omnichannel approach to fraud preventio...