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IP Geolocation and Network Data

How accurate is IP geolocation?

by
Christopher Luna
July 1, 2021

With nearly 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 usually has a complex answer. As we…

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Online Fraud Detection

Research Defender uses minFraud as part of a homegrown solution to protect the integrity of research done on behalf of its customers.

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Christopher Luna
June 28, 2021

When Vignesh Krishan founded Research Defender in 2018 he knew that managing fraud was critical in the global market research industry. The company set out to deliver high-quality consumer insights…

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Online Fraud Detection

What Are minFraud Alerts And What Do I Do With Them?

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Miguel Atienza
May 12, 2021

We recently released a number of updates to our minFraud alerts functionality, and we’d like to take the opportunity to explain how minFraud service customers can benefit from alerts. Recognizing…

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IP Geolocation and Network Data

UMass’s Rescue Lab uses GeoIP2 to Help Rescue Children from Abuse

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Christopher Luna
April 5, 2021

Leveraging the strengths and understanding the limits of IP geolocation, the Rescue Lab plays a critical role in rescuing children from online sexual exploitation crimes. Warning: The following…

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IP Geolocation and Network Data

How to map custom boundaries in Kibana with reverse geocoding

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Thomas Neirnyck
March 3, 2021

This article was originally published on The Elastic Blog on Jan 20, 2021. This tutorial shows how you can leverage GeoIP data using tools developed by Elastic. Elastic builds software to make data…

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IP Geolocation and Network Data

Changes to Database Access for Expired Subscriptions

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Christopher Luna
January 18, 2021

In order to better ensure that out-of-date IP data is not being used, MaxMind will no longer allow customers to continue to download old GeoIP and GeoLite databases once their subscription expires…

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