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Friday, May 26, 2006

ID Theft - Dramatic Breakthrough in Out-of-Band Authentication


Dramatic Breakthrough in Out-of-Band Authentication
(PRWEB) May 25, 2006 -- In todays Internet environment, authentication typically occurs on the same communication channel that is used to facilitate subsequent transactions.
Source: news.yahoo.com

IdenTrust Expands Authentication Offerings Through Agreement With Bharosa
IdenTrust, Inc., the leader in globally interoperable trusted identity solutions, and Bharosa, a global provider of secure multifactor authentication solutions recognized by global financial institutions and commercial organizations, today announced that the companies have reached an agreement under which Bharosa authentication solutions will be made available to IdenTrust customers. Bharosa's
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Rogue hotspots offer rich pickings for hackers
The company warned that rogue hotspots could provide the latest platform for identity theft, and cited a test system built by Capgemini UK as a proof-of-concept.
Source: www.infomaticsonline.co.uk

Security demands keep coming for online banking, and bankers
The threat of online fraud schemes is out there, no doubt, in ways with misleadingly funny names like phishing and spoofing. So the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is requring banks and credit unions to do more to verify customer identity by the end of this year.
Source: www.journalstar.com