https://blog.maxmind.com/Recent content in Expert insights from the team at Maxmind on MaxMindHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/using-custom-inputs-to-refine-your-response-to-fraud/Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/using-custom-inputs-to-refine-your-response-to-fraud/Explore examples of how custom data fields can be used to improve risk scoring accuracy and fraud detection when used together with minFraud custom rules.https://blog.maxmind.com/building-your-own-mmdb-database-for-fun-and-profit/Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/building-your-own-mmdb-database-for-fun-and-profit/Explore our technical tutorial on how to create custom MaxMind database files using the Go programming language.https://blog.maxmind.com/questions-to-ask-your-ip-intelligence-data-partner/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/questions-to-ask-your-ip-intelligence-data-partner/Learn what to ask before you purchase IP address information or other personal data from a supplier to ensure you reduce your legal liability.https://blog.maxmind.com/how-accurate-is-ip-geolocation/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/how-accurate-is-ip-geolocation/<p>With more than two decades in the business of IP geolocation, we spend a lot of time thinking about accuracy, but, as with all things big data, a simple question (“How accurate is IP geolocation?&quot;) usually has a complex answer. In this post, we’ll talk about some common assumptions about how IP geolocation works and contextualize those assumptions in light of the structure of the internet and the distribution of the IP space across geographical regions. In light of these considerations, we’ll develop a deeper understanding of the constraints and opportunities for IP geolocation.</p>https://blog.maxmind.com/leveraging-ip-intelligence-in-your-compliance-data-stack/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/leveraging-ip-intelligence-in-your-compliance-data-stack/Reserve premium verification for high-risk traffic. Learn how IP intelligence can enable a risk-based screening for compliance use cases.https://blog.maxmind.com/how-telesign-uses-maxmind-to-enrich-ip-data-and-flag-more-fraud/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maxmind.com/how-telesign-uses-maxmind-to-enrich-ip-data-and-flag-more-fraud/See how Telesign was able to better protect their customers by flagging 23% more high-risk transactions with the GeoIP Enterprise and Anonymous IP databases.