• Microsoft's alleged 'click launderers' maintain innocence

  Beta customers named in two click fraud lawsuits Microsoft filed this week maintain their innocence, and both say they assisted the software giant in investigating the source of the problem.

• Microsoft chases 'click laundering'

  Microsoft said it has uncovered a new kind of click fraud, filing two lawsuits against people it says are using the scam.

• Study: Click fraud rate relatively low in 2009's Q4

  Click fraud, a practice that dilutes the efficacy of pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaigns run in search engines like Google, stayed relatively low in the fourth quarter, according to a study.

• Sophisticated botnet causing a surge in click fraud

  A new botnet has caused a sharp spike in click fraud because it is skirting the most sophisticated filters of search engines, Web publishers and ad networks, according to Click Forensics.

• New Trojan puts sneaky twist on click fraud

  A new piece of malicious software has been discovered that cheats Google and potentially other search engines out of money.

• Expert: Fraudsters pull tricks with Google ads

  Companies such as Continental Airlines rely on Internet advertising from Google to deliver customers to their Web site. It constitutes essential marketing in the digital age.

Whitepapers about click fraud

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  Forrester Research | Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010

  With increasingly sophisticated attacks and rising internal data theft, database security merits a stronger focus that goes beyond traditional authentication, authorization, and access control. Learn how to secure your database - Read this strategy guide.

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  Case Study: Westpac New Zealand gets proactive in the fight against fraud

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  Proof Positive: Extended Validation SSL Increases online Sales and Transactions