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iovation to Speak at Virtual Worlds Forum London 2008
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - In its continued commitment to protecting massively multiplayer online gaming (MMOs) and virtual world environments from more sophisticated fraud and abuse, fraud management solutions provider, iovation, will speak at the Virtual Worlds Forum London 2008 next week in London. On the opening day of the event, iovation’s senior sales executive for Europe, Dave Wiseman, will discuss, “An Organized Defense Against Virtual World Fraud and Abuse,†which will cover emerging threats and countermeasures for virtual world communities. The discussion will take place on Monday, October 6, 2008, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. GMT, at the Demo Theatre.
What:
The impact of online fraud and abuse goes beyond simple fraud loss; it strikes at the very heart of business revenues, growth, reputation, and your operational efficiencies. With the virtual world community a prime target for today’s more organized cybercriminals, the use of device reputations not only protects your virtual world community and legitimate members from evolving forms of online fraud and abuse such as credit card fraud, account takeover, virtual asset theft, and in-game abuse, it improves the efficiency within your fraud management process to provide real value to your bottom line. In this session, attendees will learn:
- Why online fraud and abuse continues to be a persistent problem, and how it is evolving
- How device reputation changes the way virtual worlds combat fraud and abuse
- The business benefits of shared device intelligence
Who:
Dave Wiseman is the senior sales executive, Europe, at iovation, which pioneered the use of device reputation for managing online fraud and abuse for the online gaming and virtual world communities. Dave has been an IT professional for more than 40 years, and brings together the practicality of sound “mainframe era†thinking with an emphasis on safety and security, and the dynamics of modern business practice to provide practical solutions to everyday security issues. He has been a Member of the British Computer Society for more than 20 years.
When:
Monday, October 6, 2008, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. GMT
Where:
Virtual Worlds Forum London 2008
The Bridge, SE1, London
Demo Theatre
For additional information about Virtual Worlds Forum London 2008, visit http://virtualworldsforum.com/expo/demo_theatre/.
About iovation
iovation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, pioneered the use of device reputation for managing online fraud and abuse for the online gaming and virtual world communities. iovation unlocks the power of device identification by sharing the reputations of more than 65 million unique computers and mobile devices worldwide, allowing businesses to control online fraud and abuse while benefiting from sharing device reputation intelligence. For more information on iovation and the company’s products, visit www.iovation.com.
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