How to prevent online travel fraud: the types and the actor behind them
What online travel fraud is, the main types from stolen-card bookings to miles theft and fake listings, and how the device behind a booking ties them together.
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How to prevent fintech fraud: the device layer across the fraud types
The fintech fraud types from new-account and synthetic identity to account takeover, payment and BNPL abuse, and mule accounts, and where the device layer fits.
Passwordless authentication: how it works, methods, and limits
What passwordless authentication is, how it works, the main methods from passkeys to magic links, its benefits and limits, and where device signals fit.
Brute force vs credential stuffing vs password spraying: how they differ, and how to detect each
Brute force, credential stuffing, and password spraying all hit your login, but differ in what the attacker knows. The difference, and how to detect each.
Account recovery fraud: how attackers take over accounts through the reset flow
Account recovery fraud is how attackers bypass strong login by abusing the reset flow. How it works, why recovery is the weak point, and how to defend it.
Device-based authentication: recognizing the trusted device behind a login
What device-based authentication is, how recognizing a trusted device makes login transparent, how it differs from passkeys and cookies, and where it fits.
Adaptive authentication: the device signal that decides when to step up
How adaptive (risk-based) authentication works, the signals it weighs, and how recognizing the trusted device decides when to step up and when to let a user through.
The 14 best account takeover detection tools in 2026
The 14 best account takeover detection tools in 2026, how ATO detection works, and how to choose across device, behavioral, identity, and bot defenses.
Impossible travel detection: reading the device behind the location
Impossible travel detection flags an account logging in from two far-apart places. Why velocity alone over-fires on VPNs, and how the device fixes it.
Account takeover detection for web apps: the signal layer at login
How to detect account takeover at login: the device and network signals that flag a suspicious login, why MFA alone misses them, and where the gap is.