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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
Site Sentry: Proactive Fraud Attack Surface Analysis
Fraud often strikes from unexpected angles. Maybe your product team launches a new feature that opens a loophole. Maybe fraudsters discover a route that sidesteps all your checks. Teams scramble to put out the fire—and that can eat up precious time and resources. That’s why we built Site Sentry.
Co-Founder & CEO
Introducing Spec ID: Journey Data™ Fingerprinting
Journey Data™ spans every user interaction from the first page view to account creation and beyond—sometimes hundreds of signals in a single session. Spec ID fuses device, network, and behavioral data into a durable digital identifier.
Co-Founder & CEO
WEBINAR | Inside the Mind of an ATO Fraudster: How They Attack and How to Fight Back
Spec CEO & Co-Founder Nate Kharrl and Senior Fraud Strategy Manager Shawn Colpitts, CPFPP step into the shoes of bad actors—walking through exactly how they infiltrate accounts, evade detection, and cash out.
Senior Marketing Manager
“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
