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Announcing Real-Time User Behavior Tracking
Attackers move fluidly across web, app, and API layers, exploiting gaps most fraud systems can't see. Spec’s Real-Time User Behavior Tracking gives fraud teams full visibility into every customer journey by stitching together each interaction into a continuous session.
Co-Founder & COO
[INFOGRAPHIC] What Repeat Abuse Looks Like
Repeat fraud reuses patterns, tactics, and loopholes that evade traditional defenses. This graphic breaks down how fake signups, chargebacks, and account takeovers follow a common cycle of abuse - and why relying on emails, IPs, or device IDs alone isn’t enough to stop it.
Marketing Manager
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Why I Believe in Spec: A Fraud Fighter’s Perspective
After nearly a decade in the fraud prevention trenches, working across fintech and online marketplaces, evaluating countless vendors, and collaborating within the fraud-fighting community, I thought I had seen it all.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
How Honeypotting Breaks the Feedback Loop for ATO and Credential Stuffing
One of the most underutilized strategies in fraud defense today is honeypotting, not just detecting malicious behavior after the fact, but actively confusing and derailing fraudsters in the moment.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
Model Settings: Self-Service Data Features
Because Spec is built as a Journey Data™ platform first, we believe visibility and control belong to you. That’s why we’re exposing the thousands of data features and threshold settings our platform uses and giving you the power to tune your risk ratings on the fly.
Co-Founder & CEO
“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
