Which of the following systems or tools can recognize that a
credit card transaction is more likely to have resulted from
a stolen credit card than from the holder of the credit card?
A. Intrusion detection systems
B. Data mining techniques
C. Firewalls
D. Packet filtering routers
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Answer: B
Data mining is a technique to detect trends or patterns of
transactions or data. If the historical pattern of charges
against a credit card account is changed than it is a flag
that the transaction may have resulted from a fraudulent use
of the card.
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