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Security Guru Demands Two-factor Authentication
News Howard Schmidt, the chief security officer for eBay and former White House adviser for cyberspace has called for greater use of two-factor authentication. Speaking at a press briefing in Barcelona on Wednesday, Mr Schmidt said that businesses had...
[November 3, 2004, 16:58]
Two Factors Will Help Lloyds Push Security
Leader But it would be a mistake to get lulled into a false sense of security with two-factor authentication. None of us is a stranger to two-factor authentication - we've been using it for years in one form or another already.
[October 17, 2005, 14:15]
Two-factor Authentication 'not The Solution' To Online Fraud
Talkback S/He is also given a choice to be connected to a security helpdesk if they are NOT aware of the transaction and want to raise an alert. The reality is two factor authentication IS a solution to identity theft - just not a sole solution.
[March 23, 2005, 11:10]
Two-factor Authentication 'not The Solution' To Online Fraud
Talkback What also might be of interest is the good old call-back security measure. 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...
[March 17, 2005, 20:48]
Protecting Against Phishing By Implementing Strong Two-Factor Authentication
White Papers This white paper from RSA Security Inc.describes the scope of the problem, including how typical phishing attacks are perpetrated, and explains how strong, two-factor authentication technology can protect both consumers and the online businesses...
[November 16, 2004, 2:00]
Security Firm U-turns On Banking Breach
News UPDATE: Security firm TrustDefender has this morning withdrawn claims it made last Thursday that seemed to "prove" that the SMS-based two-factor authentication system used by many online banking systems was vulnerable to attack.
[May 4, 2007, 11:13]
When Three-factor Security Isn't Enough
News When security professionals compare notes, one of the first questions they ask each other is whether or not they have one-, two-, or three-factor security. Much stronger is two-factor security; usually a combination of what you know and something...
[August 7, 2003, 11:50]
Linux Targeted With Two-factor Authentication
News A Canada-based security company is looking to target the Linux community with a security product offering two-factor authentication. Last year Howard Schmidt, the former cyber security advisor for the White House, urged companies to use two-factor...
[April 29, 2005, 17:35]
HSBC's Bankrupt Security Thinking
Talkback I understand that two factor authentication is no guaranty that there will not be some other security breach but it is an improvement over single factor authentication from a security perspective. If you have two banks with identical security...
[October 4, 2006, 18:59]
HSBC Accuses Rivals Of Security 'arms Race'
News Pickering argued that security measures such as two-factor authentication would "generate considerable revenues for the vendors, but are unlikely to resolve fraud and security problems for more than a limited time period".
[September 19, 2006, 18:00]
Banks Nearing Agreement On Web Security
News This move to two-factor authentication, using physical security devices that generate a password to be used only once, could make customers more secure when banking online. Schmidt is the chief security strategist of online auction eBay, which...
[April 14, 2005, 16:05]
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]
Four Critical Things To Know About Two-Factor Authentication & Remote Access
White Papers With a recent analyst report showing that over 30 percent of employees use unsafe practices for remembering their passwords, companies of all sizes should be looking for an affordable remote access solution that offers the enhanced security of two...
[May 24, 2007, 11:52]
Microsoft: Two-factor Authentication Would Thwart Phishers
News The software giant's chief security strategist, Scott Charney, said that companies had failed to adopt the technology as fast as he would have liked. This kind of security when implemented is not often viewed as friendly.
[November 17, 2004, 12:25]
EBay Sends Out Mixed Messages On Security
News The director of performance engineering and availability at eBay has admitted that the company and its customers must accept that fraudulent activity goes with the territory when it comes to transacting online.eBay veteran Paul Kilmartin said that...
[May 4, 2005, 18:00]
RSA Pushes Usability In Security
News Two-factor security based on tokens will have to replace the current single-factor method based on passwords, he said. In contrast, two-factor security isn't limited to what you know. Introducing two-factor security into the workplace means making...
[October 9, 2002, 9:31]
TfL Oyster Deal Break Reason Smells Odd
Blog I initially thought it could be something to do with the two outages in two weeks, or that security on the MiFare Classic chip used in the card has been repeatedly broken. TfL has been talking to Transys for a year about the how the system needs an...
[August 8, 2008, 17:48]
Microsoft Turns Mobiles Into 'Passports'
News The deal is just one of several between the two companies announced at the RSA security conference in Paris this week, where Microsoft became the major supporting act for RSA's announcement extravaganza.
[October 9, 2002, 10:00]
Securing Virtual Private Networks And Web Publishing: Implementing Strong, Two-Factor Authentication With The Microsoft ISA Server
White Papers Microsoft and RSA Security work closely together to allow the enterprise to benefit from strong, two-factor authentication. The Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server helps provide secure, fast and manageable Internet...
[June 10, 2005, 3:00]
Two-factor Authentication Imminent From Alliance & Leicester
News Some people believe this makes it harder for fraudsters to steal both passwords and is therefore more secure than traditional methods of internet banking, but some security experts are sceptical of the benefits two-factor authentication can bring...
[February 28, 2006, 15:50]
