The Problem
With financial losses suffered by legitimate enterprises whose products suffer from counterfeiting estimated at $650 billion globally, and the virtually unlimited, incalculable direct and indirect costs of document fraud throughout in the marketplace, the need for securing and authenticating printed documents has never been greater. Over 750,000 US jobs alone are lost to this scourge, and it affects both large and small businesses alike.
The Initiative
Due to the wide-reaching nature and harm of fraud and counterfeiting, we believe that the marketplace and the general public require a consolidated source for discovering the facts, costs and solution intelligence around this rapidly growing problem.
Authenticate-360.com is a jointly sponsored site created to provide an unparalleled wealth of resources and forward-thinking guidance in countering print-based fraud at every level. Industry experts in the combating of fraud and the application of leading security practices have joined to present a robust source of intelligence for use in the war on this type of criminal activity, which so often takes place under the radar and which is so difficult to contain.
Authenticate-360 Sponsors
The corporate sponsors of Authenticate-360.com include Document Security Systems, Inc, and The Ergonomic Group. Document Security Systems is a world leader in the development and implementation of anti-counterfeiting optical deterrent technologies. The Ergonomic Group is a comprehensive technology solutions provider with deep information security expertise. These two security solution providers breadth and depth of insight and expertise into the urgency and opportunity for securing and authenticating the full range of printed materials.