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A Smarter Way to Evaluate Your Fraud Stack
The Spec Evaluation Playbook breaks down what modern fraud platforms should offer, from cross-session tracking and behavioral detection to real-time investigations and honeypots that actually work. Use it to audit your current stack or guide your next vendor decision.
Senior Marketing Manager
How to Detect and Disrupt Attacks Without Tipping Off the Attacker
When you block someone mid-session, you confirm that you saw them. And when fraudsters know they’ve been detected, they adjust. They rotate IPs, change devices, and return under a different identity. Blocking becomes part of their learning process.
Co-Founder & COO
Mastercard Selects Spec for First-Ever Start Path Security Solutions Program
Spec joins Mastercard’s first Start Path Security Solutions cohort to help shape the future of fraud detection and digital trust. Backed by Mastercard’s global ecosystem, Spec expands its real-time user behavior tracking and customer journey security to businesses worldwide.
Co-Founder & CEO
Part 1: Why Traditional Fraud Tools Miss the Mark – And How Spec Does It Differently
Welcome to the first entry in my blog series where I dive into what really sets Spec apart from traditional fraud prevention platforms. If you’re like me, someone who’s been in the trenches battling fraud, policy abuse, and identity manipulation, you know that the tools we’ve had over the years just don’t cut it anymore. The attacks have changed, but the playbooks haven’t.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
“With Spec, we can mitigate fraudulent activity, protect our revenue, and create a better user experience so that Indiegogo can remain a trusted crowdsourcing platform.”
Payments Manager
