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German labour eyes online authentication
News Germany's pensions administrator and labour department are implementing online authentication systems in a deal worth almost €10m (£6.7m). The German Federal Labour Office has also signed a deal with SBS for online authentication services as part...
[June 28, 2004, 14:15]
Five Strategies for Reducing the High Cost of Online Consumer Authentication
White Papers This whitepaper discusses the five strategies businesses can take to reduce the high costs of online consumer authentication. VeriSign suggests methods to protect brands, understand customers, join a network, choose a solution that enables...
[August 14, 2008, 1:01]
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
News Two-factor authentication, or the use of a method in addition to a password to verify identity, could still be defeated by Trojan horses and phishing attacks, Bruce Schneier, a renowned cryptographer and the chief technology officer for network...
[March 16, 2005, 7:45]
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
Talkback The reality is two factor authentication IS a solution to identity theft - just not a sole solution. Two factor authentication is an essential part of the overall defence against phishing. It's critical to move away from static passwords to...
[March 23, 2005, 11:10]
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
Talkback Think about two-factor authentication (or even more) combined with sequential response challenges (eg: the bank customer in question would have a piece of paper with a few hundred responses on it and the first transaction would ask for response...
[March 17, 2005, 20:48]
Everything You Need to Know About SSL Security: Authentication and Encryption - The Cornerstones of Online Security
White Papers In light of the risks associated with electronic commerce and online communication, it is imperative not only to use secure encryption technology when conducting online business but also to prove one's identity and develop trust relationships with...
[October 6, 2009, 0:00]
Enhanced Online Banking Security: Zero Touch Multi-Factor Authentication
White Papers Internet usage and the online banking sector are experiencing spectacular growth. Online banking has been the fastest growing Internet activity in the U.S.over the last five years, with 53 million users, or 44 percent of the U.S.population.
[May 14, 2009, 1:17]
The Impact of Strong Authentication on Usability: Keys to Creating a Positive Online User Experience
White Papers A positive user experience can lead to increased consumer confidence, better customer satisfaction, and a higher number of online transactions; a negative user experience would have the opposite effect.
[October 6, 2009, 0:00]
The Sky IS Falling: The Need for Stronger Consumer Online Banking Authentication
White Papers This paper says that the newer attack techniques are of a different kind than classic phishing and require different defenses. Classic phishing depends on e-mail as the "Attack vector," the method to gain access to individuals' computers.
[June 24, 2009, 16:02]
Secure Online Accounting Thanks to YOB-Teleboekhouden, Secured by VASCO's Strong Authentication
White Papers YOB opted for VASCO's DIGIPASS 820 and VACMAN Controller Strong Authentication. YOB's star product YOB-Teleboekhouden web application uses the Internet to allow accountants and their clients to communicate easily.
[January 9, 2009, 0:00]
Indigo: The colour of Passport security?
News At its developer conference this week, Microsoft is expected to unveil plans to beef up the security of its Passport online authentication service with middleware code-named Indigo. The middleware, code-named Indigo, will extend the security and...
[October 23, 2001, 11:41]
Sorting Through Online Banking Security Vendor Hype
White Papers Fraud detection and authentication vendors are vigorously competing for the online consumer banking security market. But PassMark has a stronger presence in U.S.online banking authentication (as opposed to TAD), mainly because Bank of America is...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Barclays and NatWest trail Lloyds TSB trial
News While one of the leading banks has decided to trial two-factor authentication for online payments, other are being more cautious. Barclays plan to trial a two-factor authentication device for Internet payments based on the standard template for...
[October 20, 2005, 12:25]
Open source authentication scheme gets full marks
News Schools should implement an open source authentication system to give parents and pupils secure access to online content, says a government organisation. We are recommending that all Regional Broadband Consortium and Local Education Authorities use...
[October 3, 2005, 17:05]
Liberty 1.0 launch hints at OASIS merger
News The Liberty Alliance -- the Sun-led group that was formed to create an open alternative to Microsoft's Passport online authentication service -- has released version 1.0 of its specification. Liberty was set up in September 2001 in response to...
[July 15, 2002, 17:24]
Liberty Alliance adds tech muscle
News The Liberty Alliance Project added a new member on Wednesday, boosting its efforts to establish an online authentication plan to compete with Microsoft's Passport online ID system. Bridgewater Systems said it plans to provide technical expertise in...
[August 29, 2002, 10:01]
Study: Customers wary of online IDs
News Microsoft and other technology makers struggling to define new Web services business models have another obstacle: consumer distrust of online authentication systems. A new Gartner study indicates that despite compulsory sign-up programmes...
[April 26, 2002, 14:02]
Lloyds TSB to trial two-factor authentication
News Lloyds TSB has announced that 30,000 of its customers will trial a two-factor authentication device, in an attempt to fight online fraud. Lloyds is working closely with APACS (the Association of Payment and Clearing Systems) and other members of a...
[October 14, 2005, 13:30]
Online banking security standard 'by the end of 2005'
News A UK authentication standard for online and telephone banking will be launched before the end the year, the Association of Payment and Clearing Systems (APACS) said on Monday. Banks, according to Unisys, should be aware that two-factor...
[October 17, 2005, 15:45]
Verisign aims to make Web services trustworthy
News VeriSign's new software tools, unveiled on Tuesday, allow companies to add authentication services for online bill payment or financial data exchange between companies, for instance, to Web services applications.
[February 20, 2002, 14:39]
