CyberWire Daily Pattie Dillon: Take the leap. [Anti-fraud] [Career Notes]
May 25, 2025
Pattie Dillon, a Product Manager in Anti-Fraud Solutions at SpyCloud, recounts her inspiring journey from homemaker to cybersecurity professional. She shares her expertise in identity verification and how she tackled the challenges of money laundering. Pattie highlights the potential of underground data to combat online fraud and emphasizes the importance of privacy in tech solutions. Her belief that taking risks is essential echoes throughout, motivating listeners to embrace new opportunities in their careers.
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Personal Fraud Prevention Journey
- Pattie Dillon shared her journey from being a wife and mother to developing privacy-oriented identity verification solutions.
- She was surprised by the amount of data available and worked to build more privacy-focused systems without requiring social security details.
Value of Underground Data in Fraud
- Underground data from breaches is crucial to understanding and preventing online fraud.
- Fraud risk is better assessed by identity data breach exposure rather than relying only on device signals.
Misconceptions About Breached Data
- Common assumptions hurt fraud prevention: not all users are equally exposed to breaches and breached data can help defenders too.
- Breached data signals both high and low risk users effectively aiding in fraud prevention.