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Banks are putting their customers at risk by using standard security questions, such as mother's maiden name, to confirm identities online or over the phone, according to Symantec.
22 January 2009
Philippines-based Metrobank has contracted with IBM for the implementation of a two-factor authentication system, using Vasco security tokens, for its online customers.
19 January 2009
Nasdaq-listed Israeli authentication technology vendor Aladdin Knowledge Systems has agreed to a $160 million takeover by a group led by private equity firm Vector Capital. The company will be merged with SafeNet, another of Vector Capital's portfolio companies.
12 January 2009
The Federal Trade Commission is calling on the US Government to extend two-factor authentication standards deployed by banks to all private sector organisations that maintain consumer accounts, in a bid to combat rising levels of ID fraud.
19 December 2008
Co-operative Financial Services has contracted with French vendor Xiring for the supply of 300,000 Chip and PIN authentication card readers which it will roll out to online banking customers.
18 December 2008
Microfilm containing the credit card details of tens of thousands of Germans has been anonymously sent in the post to the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper.
17 December 2008
Visa has partnered with banks in China and Taiwan to introduce an SMS-based one-time password system for cardholders to authenticate themselves when making online purchases.
Russia's Alfa-Bank has rolled out 20,000 USB smartcard authentication devices from Aladdin Knowledge Systems to its online banking customers.
15 December 2008
UK start-up Voice Commerce Group has launched a payments processing service for TV and IPTV advertisers that lets customers phone up and buy products by 'signing' for the transaction with their voice.
Over two thirds of people would be willing to undergo fingerprint scans to verify their identities when dealing with banks and government organisations, according to a global survey from Unisys.
09 December 2008
Over 60% of Brits who bank online believe they face a greater security threat now than when they first signed up to the service, according to a poll for vendor Xiring.
26 November 2008
Person-to-person online payments outfit PayPal has introduced an optional SMS text message-based two factor authentication system for customers logging into their accounts.
24 November 2008
Germany's Commerzbank has deployed technology from UK vendor Cronto that enables online banking customers to authenticate transactions by taking a photo of their PC screens with their mobile phones.
13 November 2008
European smart card vendor Gemalto has launched an ultra-thin credit card-sized authentication device for online banking customers.
30 October 2008
IBM has unveiled a prototype USB stick designed to secure online banking transactions against malware and man-in-the-middle attacks.
29 October 2008
Colorado-based Jeffco Credit Union is using phone-based authentication technology from Positive Networks to protect its online customers from phishing scams.
08 October 2008
Cardholder take-up of the MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa online authentication services has increased by 600% over the past two years, according to stats from UK payments group Apacs.
22 September 2008
US security firm SafeNet is gearing up to launch an online PIN issuance system that was developed in partnership with UK Web banking outfit Egg.
17 September 2008
SunGard is incorporating digital authentication technology from IdenTrust into its AvantGard treasury management product.
15 September 2008
Canada's TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage has introduced a voice authentication system which will be used instead of questions to verify the identity of clients over the phone.
14 August 2008
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