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Shaun BarryApril 13, 2016 0

Gamifying tax preparation is the biggest threat to the US tax system

Tax preparation software has encouraged the gamification of tax evasion, making it tantalizingly simple to bump up the value of a tax refund. This is alarming, but it's easy to see how we got here. I love classic video games. When I was a kid, Atari made the best games, but hard

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Government

Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgApril 12, 2016 0

The underground economy, aka can you spare $2 trillion?

Welcome to the dreaded week when procrastinators embrace their fates as responsible taxpayers. While you and I may be paying our taxes, to no surprise, as much as $2 trillion in the underground economy will go unreported this year in the U.S. While that number may seem shocking, and the percentage is higher than

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Government

Fraud & Security Intelligence

Glenn EdelscheinMarch 26, 2016 0

Protecting against the insider threat

As the federal government’s ability to collect personally identifiable information has increased drastically in recent years, so have attacks targeting that information. Insider threats are of particular concern, according to the Government Accountability Office's 2015 bi-annual High Risk Report. The GAO specifically states, “Risks to cyber assets can originate from

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Roger LangMarch 22, 2016 0

Should regulators standardize risk models?

Modeling risk to meet regulatory requirements is costly and complex. Because of that, some have suggested that financial services institutions (FSIs) move toward a set of standardized models. The argument is that central banks and regulatory authorities could then more easily monitor systemic risk and compare apples to apples. But

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Banking

Fraud & Security Intelligence

Leo SadovyMarch 9, 2016 0

CyberCrime – What monsters are hiding under your bed?

Do you like a good horror story? Then may I suggest “Future Crimes” by Marc Goodman. When it comes to this genre, Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Stephen King have got nothing on Goodman, primarily because Goodman’s story is non-fiction. Scene 1: The present – Your workstation or data center Whether

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Gustavo GutmanFebruary 26, 2016 0

Data Streaming

Si se ha preguntado cómo manejar los datos “al vuelo”, tiene que leer esto. Primero, planteemos un par de preguntas: ¿Qué hago si necesito los datos de inmediato? ¿Cómo puedo conseguirlos más rápido? La respuesta se sintetiza en Data Streaming. La primera pregunta que siempre me hacen al respecto es: Qué apuro puede

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Amanda MacDowellFebruary 22, 2016 0

Finding a signal in the cybersecurity noise

There's a lot of chatter about analytics in the information security space. That’s actually a massive understatement. Analytics is a common buzzword, and if everyone's talking it, but how do you cut through all the noise? Who is doing what when it comes to analytics? It can be difficult to tell. As part of

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

SAS ColombiaFebruary 17, 2016 0

¿Cómo ser más ‘inteligente’ que los delincuentes?

¿Cuáles son los retos del sector financiero en Latinoamérica? ¿Cómo detectar y prevenir el fraude en los bancos y empresas de seguros de una vez por todas? ¿Podemos reducir el riesgo de pérdidas relacionadas con estas conductas fraudulentas? ¿Cómo minimizar los daños e impacto en la reputación organizacional? La lucha

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Edgar AvilésFebruary 16, 2016 0

Fraude: siempre estamos en riesgo

Al momento de redactar este articulo recordé una nota que describe el actual entorno en las organizaciones bancarias, de gobierno, aseguradoras y salud citada del Profesor David J Hand en su libro titulado "Fraud Analytics Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques", "Fraud will always be with us". Esta línea

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Amanda MacDowellFebruary 16, 2016 0

Cybersecurity and the invisible gorilla

What do you get when you add together: Two basketballs; six people wearing black or white t-shirts; and a chest-beating gorilla? Oddly enough, a great analogy for the challenges information security professionals constantly face (more on that in a minute ...). We'll be talking about security challenges of all kinds

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Customer Intelligence | Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Suzanne ClaytonFebruary 11, 2016 0

What's next in digital and mobile?

Last year at Mobile World Congress (MWC), we saw the reality of the IoT come to fruition. We saw leaders like AT&T showing their prototypes of connected cars, containers, agricultural sites, homes, etc. And it's got me wondering what we'll see at the 2016 MWC. In 2015, communications and media

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Amanda MacDowellFebruary 8, 2016 0

Behind the scenes: data science meets cybersecurity

Featuring a computer-savvy kid and Cold War intrigue, the 1980s movie War Games inspired more than one generation of STEM graduates. Sean Dyer is one Gen X’er who credits the movie for sending him on a path to where he is today as a cybersecurity data scientist. As the fog

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 19, 2015 0

Internal fraud: Rogue employees, biased procurement officers, and outright thieves

John Beale was one of the highest paid government employees. A 10-year veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Beale defrauded the Federal Government of nearly $1M in employment wages and fraudulent travel. Beale came under suspicion after it was noticed that the he was still being paid wages 19

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgNovember 18, 2015 0

Cyber barbarians are at the gates! Analytics can help

Barbarians are relentless, and they are inside the gates! That didn't go well for the Romans, and they had the most advanced technologies of their day. So how do we do better against the relentless waves of cyber barbarians attacking virtually everywhere? The answer to that is analytics, which offers early

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Michael DavisNovember 18, 2015 0

Medical identity fraud isn’t just expensive, it can be deadly

Identity fraud typically conjures thoughts of credit card scams or stolen Social Security numbers. Medical identity fraud is often overlooked, but can be a crime that kills. On the black market your medical identity can be worth as much as $50 per person versus $1 for a Social Security Number.

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Shaun BarryNovember 17, 2015 0

What's all the fuss about identity quizzes?

Identity quizzes are a hot topic among fraud fighters, and particularly so among tax administrators. A quick web search finds that a lot of state tax agencies use quizzes to fight refund fraud, including Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio. Even the IRS has gotten into the game. In reading the press

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Ricky D. Sluder, CFENovember 13, 2015 0

Why Excel isn’t the solution for health care fraud, waste and abuse investigations

To prepare for the data challenges of 2015 and beyond, health care fraud, waste and abuse investigative units (government funded and commercial insurance plans, alike) need a data management infrastructure that provides access to data across programs, products and channels. This goes well beyond sorting and filtering small sets of

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Greg HendersonNovember 13, 2015 0

You can’t talk international fraud without mentioning cybersecurity

International Fraud Awareness Week begins on Monday, and you know what that means. Our intrepid team of fraud experts is taking over the State and Local Connection blog! Fellow bloggers, get ready. Each day next week one member of the SAS Fraud and Security Intelligence team will post on a

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Government

Fraud & Security Intelligence

David PopeNovember 5, 2015 0

3 cybersecurity tips from the Lone Star State

With so many cybersecurity stories and large scale data breaches in the news, it's no wonder that cybersecurity is a top priority for leaders in many industries. But did you know analytics can help protect your customer and organizational data? Franklin Witter, Principal CyberSecurity Consultant, recently shared these three cybersecurity

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Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stuart RoseAugust 13, 2015 0

Is good…good enough?

“Garbage in, garbage out” is more than a catchphrase – it’s the unfortunate reality in many analytics initiatives. For most analytical applications, the biggest problem lies not in the predictive modeling, but in gathering and preparing data for analysis. When the analytics seems to be underperforming, the problem almost invariably

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Lisa LoftisJuly 24, 2015 0

Who you gonna call (for a cybersecurity issue)?

During a lighthearted moment in a serious conversation, Howard Schmidt, cyber security advisor to multiple presidents, told a Wall Street Journal interviewer that relying on a government agency as your primary backstop during a major cyber security breach is akin to calling Ghostbusters: you might not get the help you

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl FarrellJuly 15, 2015 0

Cybersecurity and the doomsday case for analytics

Technology has brought the world a great deal of good, but the downside is that we’re increasingly vulnerable to some seriously scary stuff: Terrorists taking control of airplanes through the in-flight entertainment system. Governments breaking into secure systems and stealing identities. Thugs messing with the steering of self-driving cars. When

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Russ CobbJuly 13, 2015 0

Exploration in trail running, big data and cyber crime

I am a runner – a trail runner to be more precise. There are many trails that I enjoy running near where I live, but what I really anticipate is the opportunity to explore a new trail. Whenever I travel, my trail shoes go with me and I try to

Data Visualization | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stuart RoseJune 25, 2015 0

Location, Location, Location

If you buying or selling a house. The relator will tell the value of the property is all about location, location, location. For insurance companies location is just as important. For an underwriter assessing the risk on a property is essential that they consider the location of the property. How

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Manufacturing

Fraud & Security Intelligence | Internet of Things

Leo SadovyMay 19, 2015 0

Transparency and the Information arms race

You are going to be spending proportionately more of your IT budget on security than you have previously spent or ever wanted to spend. Why? Because you and everyone else on this planet is engaged in the still early stages of an escalating information arms race, that, while you didn’t

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Ricky D. Sluder, CFEMay 18, 2015 0

Fraud: An American health care epidemic

According to Time Magazine, the next Ebola outbreak will cost the World Bank in excess of $30 billion dollars. In 2014, America spent in excess of $1.16 million dollars to treat two victims of the dreaded disease. While Ebola and other microorganisms of the deadly variety are scary creatures there

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

The Phantom PreparerApril 13, 2015 0

Imprisoned for tax fraud, the Phantom Preparer tells his story

Tax fraud…5-7 years in prison. I thought I had it all figured out. The government wades through millions of returns and tries to issue refunds quickly. Sure, I filed over a thousand for my clients, but that’s just a blip on their radar. I never thought I’d get caught. But

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Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Shaun BarryApril 13, 2015 0

Someone's trying to steal your tax refund... better call the math geeks!

Judging by the spike in media coverage of tax fraud, one might think accountants have suddenly been inspired by Breaking Bad re-runs, and turned en masse to lives of crime. Umm… no. But, there are two good reasons for all the attention. One reason is because of a new law

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Government

Fraud & Security Intelligence

Henrik BeckerMarch 23, 2015 0

Wie erkennt man Kreditbetrug?

Es war eines dieser Fußballspiele, das man am liebsten vergisst. Zwei Mannschaften spielen Rasenschach ohne erkennbaren Drang zum Tor und ohne erkennbares Konzept. Hätte man den Gegner vorher doch mal studiert, wüsste man, wie man den Abwehrriegel knackt, wie man gnadenloses Pressing betreibt und traumhaft herausgespielte Tore den Zuschauern als

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