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Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 22/05/2013 | 1567 views

The e-Criminal, a serious threat to a safe society

“…you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” Powerful words once delivered by Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the cult movie Scarface. Whilst these words were a reflection of Tony’s views as a successful drug baron, they can easily be Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 28/03/2013 | 1816 views

Secure Authentication: Biometrics and Behavioural Analysis

The fact that ING is considering the use of biometrics for customer authentication is unsurprising. However, the fact that the industry is not already at the stage where this is commonplace perhaps is. The inherent insecurity of all current counter-fraud systems is that they aren’t directly attached to the individual. Passwords, PIN numbe... Tags: Cards, Security

Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 20/02/2013 | 2170 views | 1 comment

When is a horse not a horse?

When it’s a clothes horse. Or in a burger, where it’s masquerading as a cow. Okay, I’ve used a popular news story to entice you into this article, but the point I wish to make is exceptionally valid. Fraud is everywhere. In my previous blogs I typically discuss fraud as if it’s an online-only activity, but the truth is ... Tags: Risk & regulation, Retail banking

Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 08/02/2013 | 2015 views | 4 comments

Five step fitness for fraud monitoring in 2013

Now, it may seem flippant of me to claim you can distil the ‘perfect’ fraud system down to five steps, but I’ve given it a go nonetheless by listing the five things that are going to be top of my list when speaking with clients about bringing their fraud monitoring system up-to-speed for 2013. 1) Beware attacking zombies K... Tags: Security, Retail banking

Mike Rhodes - SAS - LONDON | 31/10/2012 | 2005 views

Real-time Analytics of Social Media, Comms, Markets and More

An educational posting from me today on one of the most understated weapons ever unleashed in the counter-fraud world – Big Data Analytics. People often don’t realise that analysing vast chunks of data (commonly in the region of terabytes) can be done these days in real-time, or at the very least near real-time. It’s understandabl... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation