Cybercrime has become such a regular part of our daily lives that the fact that it continues to rise may be surprising to some. Sure, we all know it’s here and likely not going anywhere, but did you know that it has gone up nearly 100% since 2015 alone? According to the recent ThreatMetrix Q2
I’m pleased to announce the initial release of a Node.js SDK wrapper for Telesign’s APIs. In the last few years, the growth of JavaScript has surpassed everyone’s expectations. Many new products and tools on the bleeding edge of innovation have been created using JavaScript. As such, we’re excited to see how developers end up using
Today is a big day in the history of Telesign. Today we open our premium global network, proprietary data intelligence and innovative communications and security APIs, enjoyed by 20 of the 25 largest brands in the world, to a wider developer audience for the first time via a new self-service portal at www.www.telesign.com/go. Today is
Our clients are Global Enterprises who have users in “all four corners” of the world. Deliverability and network reachability of our partners are crucial – We need to reach all end users who need a PIN Code to access their accounts anytime, anywhere. Today, we have coverage to 800+ networks in more than 200 countries.
In the beginning, Telesign was purpose built to serve the world’s largest and most visible online web properties. We developed Telesign to deliver high quality, innovative security products that help our clients prevent fraud and protect their users. We’ve brought that same level of commitment and enthusiasm to the creation of Telesign Mobile, our Mobile
I’ll start with a big thank you to C|Net author Dennis O’Reilly for putting together this list. The advice is clear, to protect our accounts and our identity we must turn on two-factor authentication for every account that requires a password. Take O’Reilly’s advice and turn on 2FA for all the accounts he references and
The first ever SMS, wishing a friend, “Merry Christmas” was sent on December 3, 1992. That was 20 years ago, which is 100 in technology years. I think my first SMS was, “Did you get this?” A friend and I discovered SMS one afternoon and sent several SMSes while sitting next to each other until
Telesign Phone Verification is fast becoming a critical piece of fraud prevention strategies and increasingly helping organizations automate the manual review process. Interestingly, based on CyberSource’s recent 2012 Online Fraud Report, it was estimated that $3.4 Billion were lost to online fraud in 2011 alone and merchants were rejecting an average of 2.8% of their
One of the things Telesign is working on in Q1 is making our APIs available via a REST interface. Today all of our customers access our APIs via SOAP and we’ve definitely heard that folks want us to provide our APIs in an alternative form since almost all Web Services today use REST. When developing
It’s pretty obvious that passwords have become ingrained in our online experience at virtually every level. For me, I have the same password for nearly everything. When I turn on my computer, when I check my email, even when I buy a new dress off of my favorite clothing site, I use this password. In