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Fraud Prevention in Online Digital Advertising

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science (BRIEFSCOMPUTER)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 1-6
  3. Ad Ecosystems and Key Components

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 7-18
  4. Ad Fraud Taxonomy and Prevention Mechanisms

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 19-23
  5. Ad Fraud Categorization and Detection Methods

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 25-38
  6. Ad Fraud Measure and Benchmark

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 39-44
  7. Ad Fraud Detection Tools and Systems

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 45-49
  8. Conclusion

    • Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao, Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao, Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne
    Pages 51-51
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 53-53

About this book

The authors systematically review methods of online digital advertising (ad) fraud and the techniques to prevent and defeat such fraud in this brief. The authors categorize ad fraud into three major categories, including (1) placement fraud, (2) traffic fraud, and (3) action fraud. It summarizes major features of each type of fraud, and also outlines measures and resources to detect each type of fraud. This brief provides a comprehensive guideline to help researchers understand the state-of-the-art in ad fraud detection. It also serves as a technical reference for industry to design new techniques and solutions to win the battle against fraud.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

    Xingquan Zhu, Haicheng Tao

  • College of Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China

    Zhiang Wu, Jie Cao

  • Bidtellect, Inc., Delray Beach, USA

    Kristopher Kalish, Jeremy Kayne

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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