As banks struggle to secure their online transactions with two-factor authentication, one bank has chosen a fingerprint biometric system -- with very good results.
The content security gateway market is about to take off, as established security players and new ones plough investment into the market to meet customer demand.
Two-factor authentication promises to raise the security bar for corporate networks, but it needs to be part of a layered approach, and user education is vital.
A US encryption systems company has abandoned its attempt to buy a UK company in the same field, after the Competition Commission was brought in to investigate the deal.
Barclays is to offer its banking customers an interoperable card reader by the end of this year or early 2007 as part of efforts to strengthen its online security.