November 16, 2009

iovation Leads Global Fraud Workshop for Travel Industry at PhoCusWright Conference

Fraud Mitigation Workshop Helps Online Travel Companies to Spot Fraudulent Activity and Organized Crime

PORTLAND, Ore. – November 16, 2009 – 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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