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Authentication Strategy: Balancing Security and Convenience

The rapid proliferation of mobile devices has created additional security requirements for any organization attempting to increase its presence in the online market. And because smartphones and tablets afford end users a variety of new ways to interact with the enterprise, IT needs to evolve the security measures...

Old Techniques, New Channel: Mobile Malware Adapting PC Threat Techniques

Consumers see the advantage of accessing banking capabilities from their mobile device. However, today's mobile devices lack security to stay ahead of the evolving mobile threat landscape. Cyber criminals will continue to target the mobile channel with sophisticated attack techniques and new emerging techniques in the...

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Identity Platforms - How Deployment of Multiple Authenticators Benefits Security

Identity and authentication management, or IAM, represents the greatest security return on investment an organization can make. Former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism for the United States, Richard Clarke, once famously said, "If you spend more on coffee than on IT...

You Are the Target - But You Don't Have To Be with Effective Authentication

In its latest executive brief, security industry analyst Frost & Sullivan examines why any organization can be a target, and how robust authentication is a proven strategy for reducing your vulnerability. The insightful content focuses on: Why even secure passwords aren't enough; What makes an organization a...

Why Passwords Aren't Strong Enough - Making the Case for Strong Authentication

In this paper, RSA examines the need for strong authentication. They explore the return on investment in order to help organizations make an informed decision when contemplating their strategic move toward more effective security. This white paper explores: The threat landscape; True costs of password...

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It's 2 a.m. Do You Know Where Your Certificates Are?

Many organizations leverage digital certificates throughout their information technology infrastructure. While this approach has numerous advantages, digital certificates must be properly issued, managed and maintained. Compliance, ability to operate a website or even basic business processes could be impacted if a...

Authentication and Fraud Protection for Mobile Devices

Mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - are powerful computers that are increasingly used for commerce and financial transactions. Consumers will spend $235 billion through mobile transactions, making mobile devices a very lucrative channel and the next frontier for cybercriminals to exploit. The threats against...

Meeting FFIEC Guidance and Cutting Costs with Automated Fraud Prevention

Unmistakably, the release of the FFIEC supplement was the result of an increasingly hostile online banking environment created by the introduction of advanced malware. To effectively comply with FFIEC guidelines, financial organizations need to select a solution that is able to provide real-time threat intelligence...

FFIEC Authentication Guidance: A New Standard For Online Banking Security

The long overdue update to the FFIEC Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment is now officially in effect, setting a new standard for online banking security. Since its previous update in 2005, the online banking threat landscape has changed dramatically, creating a significant gap between the...

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Secure Identities: A Single Solution for Multiple Use Cases

Many organizations are still using personal information, such as mother's maiden name and date of birth, to verify user identities. However, personal data is everywhere - in search engines and on social networking and other third-party sites - making the use of these static data elements a less secure measure for...

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FFIEC Compliance Guide

Today, financial institutions offering internet-based and mobile-banking services face increasing pressure to provide enhanced consumer protection against phishing, sophisticated malware and other fraudulent activities. The FFIEC's guidance for financial institutions took a strong stance in support of the deployment...

FFIEC Security Guidelines: How to Make the e-Banking Authentication Guidelines Work for Your Organization

As attacks targeting online banking (e-banking) applications grow more sophisticated and more frequent, financial institutions need to strengthen their defenses. In response to these changing demands, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released revised security guidelines for secure banking...

FFIEC Authentication Security Check List

In January 2012, FFIEC examiners will be formally assessing financial institutions' adherence to the new FFIEC "Supplement to Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment" guidelines. Is your organization ready? The following check list outlines some of the fundamental requirements of the new FFIEC Authentication...

Securing Internet File Transfers

Private data - so heavily protected on the corporate network - is instantly exposed to risk and attack once it sails onto the public Internet. Yet the business drivers that demand security within the corporate network - compliance with regulations, preservation of customer privacy, and protection of intellectual...

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Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile SDK

For many, the lack of security on mobile devices is a major inhibitor to their adoption of mobile banking. As banks look to address these issues and capitalize on the opportunities of the mobile environment, they are also challenged by the need to bolster customer confidence in online banking. With Entrust's...