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Biometrics: Taking authentication to the next level
A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Joel Dubin in this biometrics lesson of SearchFinancialSecurity.com's Security School. Quiz
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Financial Information Security Decisions 2008: Presentation downloads
Download a number of the fascinating presentations from the 2008 Financial Information Security Decisions conference. Conference supplement
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Out-of-band authentication boosts security but isn't failsafe
Authentication technology helps thwart online banking fraud but determined criminals can circumvent it. Article | 20 Dec 2010
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New Zeus banking Trojan tactic tries to defeat SMS-based authentication
Security researchers say malware has new functionality that targets mobile authentication used by banks. Article | 27 Sep 2010
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Lessons learned: The Lincoln National case of shared passwords
An incident involving shared passwords at the financial services firm illustrates the critical need to control user access. Article | 26 Apr 2010
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New Flash privacy settings will impact customer authentication
Changes in upcoming version of Adobe Flash Player will mean banks and others can't rely on Flash LSOs to authenticate customers' PCs. Article | 16 Apr 2010
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FDIC: ACH fraud losses climb despite drop in overall cyberfraud losses
Rise in fraudulent electronic funds transfers indicates overreliance on authentication, says FDIC cyberfraud specialist Article | 08 Mar 2010
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Email authentication methods critical in fight against phishing
Companies need to implement email authentication in order to protect customers against increasingly sneaky phishing attacks, experts say. Article | 03 Mar 2010
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Fighting online banking fraud at Wells Fargo
Bank says a combination of user authentication, risk analysis, and device fingerprinting helps it catch online fraud Article | 15 Feb 2010
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Banks have room to improve Web security
Study shows that many banks don't encrypt home pages and some use insecure authentication in enrollment processes Article | 08 Dec 2009
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Gartner's Avivah Litan on the online banking fraud surge
The recent surge in online banking fraud and unauthorized Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers has led to an astounding $100 million in attempted losses from small and midsize businesses so far this year, according to the FBI. SearchFinancialSecu... Interview | 30 Nov 2009
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Survey: Consumers don't trust banks to keep their data secure
Unisys survey shows lack of consumer confidence in financial institutions to protect sensitive data as well as increased willingness to use biometrics technology Article | 20 Oct 2009
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Multifactor authentication options to secure online banking
Banks are required to deploy multifactor authentication to secure online banking and meet FFIEC requirements. In this tip, Dave Shackleford describes some of the pros and cons associated with traditional forms of multifactor authentication as well as... Tip
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Winning the war: Personal information protection
With so many records containing personally identifiable information lost in data breaches, we have lost the battle to protect personal information, argues George Tubin of TowerGroup. In this tip, he explains how financial institutions must treat PII ... Tip
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Identity management for financial firms in turbulent times
Tough times and ongoing challenges in the financial services industry have led many organizations to step up their identity management efforts. In this tip, Mark Diodati explains how financial firms are using authentication and provisioning tools to ... Tip
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Privileged password management steps to success
Privileged password management is a pain point at many financial services firms. They're costly, hard to tame and not always secured properly. In this tip, learn how to create the foundation for your privileged password management program. Tip
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The evolving value proposition and impact of identity management
In this presentation from Financial Information Security Decisions, David Sherry, former vice president of enterprise identity and access management at Citizen's Financial Group explains how to make the business case for IAM. Tip
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Integrating biometric authentication with Active Directory
Integrating biometrics with an existing enterprise IAM architecture was once a trying task, but it's much easier today because many biometrics products are designed to work hand in hand with Active Directory. Joel Dubin explains what Active Directory... Tip
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Entitlement management systems alleviate access control pain points
Entitlement management can be a costly and time consuming. Access control expert Tony Bradley explains how an entitlement management system can help. Tip
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Identity federation standards ease authentication pains
Federation frameworks like SAML, OpenID and Cardspace promise to make authentication easier across applications and the Web. How do these frameworks compare, and what do they offer for financial services organizations looking to ease the authenticati... Tip
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Password management best practices for financial services firms
Password management is a fundamental tenet of effective information security, but it's harder than it seems to manage passwords correctly, and far too easy to mess it up. In this tip, contributor Tony Bradley shares best practices for effective passw... Tip
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Pros and cons of multifactor authentication technology for consumers
Multifactor consumer authentication is a must-have for financial services firms, but there are a number of different types of multifactor authentication technology from which to choose. In this tip, contributor Judith M. Myerson addresses the pros an... Tip
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Authentication advances for financial services firms
Authentication security is one of the most important issues for financial services firms, but what does the authentication market look like, and where is it going? Paul Smocer, Vice President of BITS Financial Services Roundtable, weighs in. Video
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Evolving authentication methods in the financial industry
Paul Smocer, vice president of security at BITS, discusses the challenges financial institutions face in authenticating their customers and the latest methods available. Video
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Out-of-band authentication boosts security but isn't failsafe
Authentication technology helps thwart online banking fraud but determined criminals can circumvent it. Article
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New Zeus banking Trojan tactic tries to defeat SMS-based authentication
Security researchers say malware has new functionality that targets mobile authentication used by banks. Article
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Lessons learned: The Lincoln National case of shared passwords
An incident involving shared passwords at the financial services firm illustrates the critical need to control user access. Article
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New Flash privacy settings will impact customer authentication
Changes in upcoming version of Adobe Flash Player will mean banks and others can't rely on Flash LSOs to authenticate customers' PCs. Article
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FDIC: ACH fraud losses climb despite drop in overall cyberfraud losses
Rise in fraudulent electronic funds transfers indicates overreliance on authentication, says FDIC cyberfraud specialist Article
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Email authentication methods critical in fight against phishing
Companies need to implement email authentication in order to protect customers against increasingly sneaky phishing attacks, experts say. Article
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Fighting online banking fraud at Wells Fargo
Bank says a combination of user authentication, risk analysis, and device fingerprinting helps it catch online fraud Article
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Banks have room to improve Web security
Study shows that many banks don't encrypt home pages and some use insecure authentication in enrollment processes Article
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Gartner's Avivah Litan on the online banking fraud surge
The recent surge in online banking fraud and unauthorized Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers has led to an astounding $100 million in attempted losses from small and midsize businesses so far this year, according to the FBI. SearchFinancialSecu... Interview
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Multifactor authentication options to secure online banking
Banks are required to deploy multifactor authentication to secure online banking and meet FFIEC requirements. In this tip, Dave Shackleford describes some of the pros and cons associated with traditional forms of multifactor authentication as well as... Tip
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Remote authentication, digital certificates, fingerprint authentication, token authentication and others are keys to developing a strong, secure network infrastructure for users, partners and customers. Find information on secure user and consumer authentication methods like PKI, biometrics and smart cards to protect your users' online transactions.