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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...

Sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC

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...

Sponsored by Entrust

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...

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US Business Banking Cybercrime Wave: Is "Commercially Reasonable" Reasonable?

This TowerGroup Research Note addresses the growing issue of targeted attacks by cybercriminals on business banking customers. As the sophistication of cybercriminal organizations has developed, they have begun attacking businesses with techniques such as phishing and "man in the middle" Trojan horses, techniques...

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Using Mobile-Based Security to Combat New Fraud Threats

The proliferation of mobile devices and mobile services engenders both threats and opportunities in the financial services market. Because they recognize the opportunity to find vulnerabilities in this nascent technology, cybercriminals are turning their focus to the mobile channel to launch new attacks. Yet, both...

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Addressing Advanced Fraud Threats in Today's Mobile Environment

The explosion in task-specific applications for mobile devices has gone hand-in-hand with the growth in cell phones and other computing tablets. Financial institutions are no exception to the pressure to extend their services to the mobile channel. In this whitepaper, readers will learn about: The...

Protecting Customers Beyond Compliance Deadlines

Learn how you can protect your entire online user base without compromising the bottom line. So your financial institution has met the compliance guidance to provide stronger authentication for customer data and transactions. Now what? That is only the tip of the iceberg in deploying a long-term security...