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June 2021

Why do we need a MITRE ATT&CK-style framework for bots?

Since launching in 2015, MITRE’s ATT&CK framework has been the cybersecurity industry standard for understanding cyber-attacks and their kill chains. Now the BLADE framework is set to develop a similar understanding of business logic attacks fueled by malicious bots. In this post, we will look at why MITRE ATT&CK is so important and examine why BLADE is needed now more than ever.

How can businesses stay ahead of loyalty point fraud?

In our recent webinar featuring Netacea’s Head of eCommerce, Tom Platt, we explored the rising threat of loyalty point fraud and how businesses can reap the benefits of loyalty schemes while staying protected from attacks and retaining customer loyalty. Watch the full webinar on demand or catch up on the takeaways here.

Netacea wins top security title at Global Business Tech Awards 2021

We are delighted to announce that Netacea has won an award at the 2021 Global Business Tech Awards for our innovative Intent AnalyticsTM cybersecurity solution! After winning the UK Business Tech Award for Best Application of Tech – Security in 2020, we set our sights on the global awards this year. We are over the moon to have been recognized with the title of Best Application of Tech – Security, this time on the international stage!

Cryptocurrency is a major target for account takeover

Cryptocurrency and blockchain are two of the hottest trending topics in the financial and tech worlds, with interest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and even Dogecoin exploding in recent years. This growing interest in cryptocurrencies has made them a target for fraudsters. But it’s not just the popularity of crypto trading that has criminals chomping at the bit. The nature of blockchain currencies makes them highly susceptible to fraudulent activity.

What is the real cost of carding attacks?

Since many brick-and-mortar stores closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, online shopping has grown massively through 2020 and into 2021. Fraudsters have seized this opportunity to strike, with data breaches in 2020 exposing over 155.8 million records, which could be used fraudulently, in the US alone. Carding is one of the most common and costly types of online fraud.

Are crypto miners feeding the GPU scalper bot frenzy?

Table of Contents PC gamers have long been frustrated by the rising cost of top-performing graphics cards, fueled in part by GPU-hungry cryptocurrency miners. It’s a dream scenario for scalpers, but can it be stopped? As experts in malicious bot activity, we talk a lot about scalpers at Netacea. Our Head of Threat Research Matthew Gracey-McMinn has even appeared on US news channels to talk on the subject.