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Stavros StavrinoudakisFebruary 9, 2017 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 6: Fraud Investigator’s Interface

This is the sixth of the seven parts of blog post series “A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud”. In the first five articles of the series we drilled down to Data Management and Data Quality as the basis for fraud detection analytics, to Business Rules and Watch lists

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jerome BryssinckJanuary 24, 2017 0

Panama papers: Can tax departments (finally!) eradicate tax havens?

Historically, tax havens have been a key tool for tax evaders to store and hide unreported and untaxed money. I would agree with most observers that the Panama papers (11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial information for more than 214,488 offshore entities) are just the tip of the tax

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

SAS PolandJanuary 18, 2017 0

SAS® Visual Investigator – the new dimension of use of advanced SAS analytics

Today, fraud detection in the areas of financial services, citizen services and national security is becoming an increasingly relevant challenge for both private organisations and government agencies. The ubiquity of the internet, the e‑commerce boom and growing volumes of data processed in clouds necessitate the implementation of advanced IT tools.

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisJanuary 9, 2017 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 5: Hybrid Scoring

This is the fifth of the seven parts of blog post series “A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud”. In the first four articles of the series we drilled down to Data Management and Data Quality as the basis for fraud detection analytics, to Business Rules and Watch lists

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Risk Management

Alejandro González TelloDecember 7, 2016 0

Perseguir el fraude: un paso más dentro del proceso de negocios exitosos

Dentro de toda compañía la búsqueda del éxito es una constante, sin embargo, para alcanzarlo el primer paso es minimizar y de ser posible desaparecer todos los factores de riesgo que puedan ponerlo en peligro, por ejemplo, el fraude. Diversos son los factores que pueden dar paso a la presencia

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Banking | Communications | Government | Insurance | Manufacturing | Retail

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Christen Kirchner06/12/2016 0

Aus Schaden klug werden: Wie man auf Konferenzen von Betrugsfällen lernt

Konferenzen rund um die Betrugserkennung mit Analytics sind eine wichtige Informationsquelle im unaufhörlichen Kampf gegen Kriminalität – für unsere Kunden, für unsere Wettbewerber, für uns selbst. Auch heute noch ist es ein Tabu einzugestehen, dass man Opfer eines Betruges wurde, und kaum ein Unternehmen spricht offen darüber. Denn absolut niemand

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Karen TerrellDecember 6, 2016 0

Cybersecurity: A conflict of old and new

The cybersecurity challenge exemplifies how global threats have evolved and how governments must combat them. For all the complexity of the Cold War, the United States defense officials knew the nations that posed the biggest threat. The world is much different today. As General Michael Hayden (ret.), former Director of the National Security

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Colin BristowNovember 28, 2016 0

Six ways cognitive computing will impact banks

Cognitive computing evokes images of science fiction and endless possibilities that are in the distant future. However, a recent survey of banking executives suggests that 89% of those familiar with the concept thought that it would be very disruptive to the banking industry, and 79% thought it would be critical to the future of

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 18, 2016 0

Procurement fraud: The economic crime no one seems to talk about

Anyone know what's the number two form of economic crime, in terms of losses? Believe it or not, it's procurement fraud. I grew up in a small town south of “Big D” and in my neck of the woods having two first names is, well, normal. So, when Will Farrell’s character,

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Thanos AlifantisNovember 18, 2016 0

The Common Reporting Standard: an opportunity and a challenge for tax authorities

Cooperation and information sharing between tax authorities around the world can help ensure that taxpayers pay the right amount of tax to the right jurisdictions. The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an agreement between countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to collect and share data from their financial institutions annually. This remarkable achievement

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Mads KroghNovember 17, 2016 0

3 reasons why International Fraud Week matters to Nordic Government authorities

International Fraud Week is here! We at SAS have marked the International Fraud Week by going on a Nordic road show throughout this month discussing Risk Based Controls in Government. And it is really a pleasure to be involved with these seminars. A living debate between speakers and participants on various aspects

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Deborah PiankoNovember 17, 2016 0

The value of third-party data in tax fraud detection

There are several ways to buy data, and even more companies who are willing to sell it. By annual subscription or by the drink, third-party data vendors promise they can solve your identity theft and non-compliance problems. It’s as simple as signing a contract, and letting the data tap begin

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Ricky D. Sluder, CFE

Ricky D. Sluder, CFENovember 16, 2016 0

Vetting Eligibility: From Health Care Recipients to Migrant Refugees

A hot button issue this election season was the need to determine the eligibility of people for various government programs like the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare and Medicaid, or entry into the United States as a migrant refugee. “Look, we’re facing the worst refugee crisis since the end of

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Shaun BarryNovember 14, 2016 0

3 reasons why International Fraud Awareness Week matters to government

International Fraud Awareness Week is here! I know, I know… Fraud Week is not quite as exciting as Shark Week. It doesn’t appeal to your taste buds like Restaurant Week. Nor does it have the quirky feel of Brain Awareness Week (nope… I’m not making that one up!!). Nevertheless, Fraud Week is

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 14, 2016 0

Opioid schemes fueled by staged car accidents, insurance fraud

Criminal enterprises are tapping into the lucrative opioid business through creative schemes that are less likely to be identified as opioid abuse, misuse or diversion. One of the latest schemes? Auto insurance fraud. First, some background… While extensive progress has been made in establishing, improving, and mandating prescription drug monitoring

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

John StultzNovember 14, 2016 0

What can agencies learn from massive Medicaid fraud busts?

On June 22nd, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest Medicaid fraud bust in history. The National Health Care Fraud Takedown included 301 defendants charged, $900 million in false billings, 61 medical professionals and 29 doctors, across 36 states. In another case, investigators in New York uncovered more than

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Government | Health Care

Fraud & Security Intelligence

magnifying glass focused in on fraud

Thanos AlifantisNovember 14, 2016 0

From fraud detection to fraud prevention: working towards optimal audits

Currently, most fraud detection solutions for financial crime and tax fraud are focused on risk assessing entities. That is to say, they evaluate the risk of each individual or businesses separately. While this helps prioritize risk-based investigations by alerting investigators to the likelihood of fraud, it does not necessarily maximize deterrence.

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Mads KroghOctober 25, 2016 0

Reflections from Børsen IT Security conference 2016

Monday the 3rd of October some 100 Cyber and IT Security professionals joined the Danish conference Børsen IT-sikkerhedskonference 2016, moderated by the Editor in Chief, Niels Lunde. On the agenda, Cyber Crime was the dominating topic for the day. This was the first time the conference took place and personally,

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisOctober 25, 2016 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 3: Advanced Analytics

This is the third of the seven parts of blog post series “A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud”. In the first two articles of the series we drilled down to Data Management and Data Quality as the basis for insurance fraud detection analytics and also to the Business

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisOctober 18, 2016 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 2: Business Rules and Watch Lists

This is the second of the seven parts of blog post series “A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud”. While Data Management and Data Quality are the basis for every analytical journey, and this becomes even more true for fraud detection analytics, the domain knowledge and business expertise plaid

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Alejandro González TelloOctober 13, 2016 0

Ciberseguridad requiere de presupuestos bien direccionados

En los últimos 15 años, presenciamos un aumento exponencial en ataques de cibercrimen, la mayoría de ellos con el objetivo de infiltrarse en las bases de datos de las empresas en busca de información confidencial y de valor. Determinados sectores, como el financiero, se vuelven los más buscados y por

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Alejandro González TelloOctober 11, 2016 0

Prevención del derroche, abuso y mal uso de fondos financieros

Los casos de fraude, corrupción y abuso en general de fondos financieros, llevan ya varias décadas de historia, en la que los actores involucrados se han ocupado de analizarlos y tratar de prevenirlos. El fraude es un delito que no se centra exclusivamente en entidades privadas, también tiene importantes repercusiones

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Michael RabinOctober 5, 2016 0

„Fraudsters love digital“

Wer glaubt, die Digitalisierung hätte dem Thema Versicherungsbetrug den Garaus gemacht, der irrt – gewaltig. Nach wie vor ist einer von zehn gemeldeten Schäden und Ansprüchen erfunden oder manipuliert. Der Schaden: mindestens 4 Milliarden Euro allein in Deutschland – und das nur bei Sachversicherungen, also ohne Lebens- oder Krankenversicherungen. Den

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Fraud & Security Intelligence | Internet of Things

Lars HougeSeptember 30, 2016 0

The unsung business case of analytics: Outcomes and budget optimization

Budgets, and the importance of balancing the books, are an ever-present issue in healthcare. With costs rising around the world, and budgets limited whether in insurance- or state-funded systems, care providers are under increased pressure to manage costs effectively. Big data analytics may just provide the means that they have

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisSeptember 27, 2016 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud - Part 1: Data Management & Data Quality

Welcome to the 1st practical step for tackling auto insurance fraud with analytics. It is obvious why our first stop relates with data, the idiom “the devil is in the details” can easily be applied in the insurance fraud sector as “the devil is in the data”. This article analyses

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisSeptember 20, 2016 0

A practical guide to tackle auto insurance fraud – Opening Welcome

I am more than glad to invite you to join me in a series of posts related to a practical guide for tackling auto insurance fraud in the new era of data science and advanced analytics. Insurers are used to face a constant threat, a powerful enemy that never rests.

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Advanced Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

SAS PolandSeptember 15, 2016 0

SAS® Visual Investigator – nowy wymiar użycia zaawansowanej analityki SAS

W obecnych czasach temat wykrywania nadużyć w obszarach finansów, usług dla obywateli oraz bezpieczeństwa narodowego staje się coraz większym wyzwaniem dla firm prywatnych i instytucji państwowych. Powszechność dostępu do Internetu, gwałtowny rozwój handlu elektronicznego i rosnące ilości danych przetwarzanych w usługach „w chmurze” powodują konieczność zastosowania zaawansowanych narzędzi informatycznych. SAS®

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Data for Good | Fraud & Security Intelligence | SAS Events

Anjelica CummingsSeptember 15, 2016 0

What’s your digital health care plan?

Historically, generations could expect to experience one – maybe at best – major technology disruption or transformation in their lifetime. That’s simply not the case today. Today it is more difficult than ever before to know what will transform the technology landscape in the next month or the next year.

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Fraud & Security Intelligence

Stavros StavrinoudakisSeptember 9, 2016 0

How new insurance fraud trends change the landscape

The technology breakthrough during the last years have brought an increase in insurance fraud and, as a consequence, they are changing the landscape in the sector. From Pricing Comparison Websites (aggregators), to Telematics and Usage Based Insurance, to Internet of Things, the increasing demand for Cyber Insurance and new Peer

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