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Wall Street & Technology April 27, 2005 Jim Middlemiss	CIO Challenge: Two-Factor Authentication The rising incidence of account hijacking and identity theft has created a challenge for financial organizations that want to secure their data, but still allow clients and staff to conduct transactions online. Two-factor authentication may provide a solution.
OCC Bulletin September 8, 2004	FFIEC Customer Brochure To assist depository institutions' efforts in raising customer awareness of identity theft and similar crimes, "Protecting Customers' Personal Financial Information" outlines steps bank customers should take to reduce the risk of identity theft.
InternetNews April 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Who's Taking the Bait: 'Phishing' Skyrockets Online security groups say the scamming technique used for identity theft is proliferating as fast as viruses, with attacks up over a thousand percent since September.
Wall Street & Technology March 21, 2006 Paul Allen	Add Another Bolt to the Cyber Door Due to enhanced and evolving cyber-threats, financial institutions now must implement some form of multifactor authentication or layered security to protect sensitive customer data.
U.S. Banker February 2005 Michael Sisk	A Phish Story Phishing attacks (in which thieves send mass e-mails supposedly from reputable businesses) are expected to more than double in 2005, and are spreading to small banks.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Do Online Banks Facilitate Fraud? A new phishing scam involving SunTrust presages trouble for online bankers.
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Bank Systems & Technology October 28, 2004 Ivan Schneider	No Static at All One-time passwords mitigate online banking security risks.
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Wall Street & Technology June 13, 2006	Authentication Gets Deeper Deepnet Unified Authentication is a single integrated authentication platform that provisions, manages and verifies all types of authentication, form factors and user credentials that are used for user authentication with Internet services, remote access and enterprise network access.
Bank Systems & Technology February 22, 2007 Michael Singer	To Keep Consumer Trust, Try Tokens and Smart Cards Banks and other financial institutions should adopt stronger authentication measures, such as security tokens and smart cards, if they want to increase customer satisfaction with Internet banking, according to a panel of industry analysts.
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Wall Street & Technology July 28, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Gone Phishing In the latest identity-theft scam, fraudulent e-mails trick individuals into coughing up passwords to 'secure' financial data.
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InternetNews November 10, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	A New Breed of Phish Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Bank customers. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks may have been compromised for days.
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PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Phighting Phraud When you confront cyber scams, you need all the support you can get. These toolbars can help.
Bank Systems & Technology October 30, 2007 Nancy Feig	Banks Using Mobile Phone for Out-of-Band Authentication Amid increasing pressure to protect customers online, some of the largest global banks are turning to out-of-band authentication to fortify their Web banking services.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	The Cost of Phishing Hits $1.2 Billion The wider impact to the enterprise is an erosion of consumer trust, a new Gartner research study suggests.
InternetNews November 8, 2005 Clint Boulton	Liberty Needs to Know Who You Are The Liberty Alliance Project creates a group to help companies bring authentication into their folds.
Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Phil Britt	Fighting the New Face of Fraud Technology plays a critical role in banking fraud, both in creating new opportunities for fraud and offering new methods to defend against it. Financial services institutions must take a holistic approach to combating fraud.
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Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Lisa Valentine	Collaboration Is Job One An interview with Financial Services Technology Consortium executive director Daniel Schutzer on fostering a more collaborative environment regarding technology in the financial services industry.
InternetNews April 9, 2010	Phishers Rev Up IRS Scams for Tax Time With tax season in full swing, online scammers are blanketing the Internet with polished messages posing as the IRS trying to entice users to click on a link that could expose their personal information.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Consumers Whistling Past the Security Graveyard Less than 20 percent of American home computers are adequately protected against viruses, spyware, hackers and other security threats. Nevertheless, an overwhelming majority of users believe they are safe from an attack.
InternetNews January 6, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	EBay, PayPal Rank High on Phish Lists According to year-end 2005 data from research firm Netcraft, eBay and PayPal were the top phishing targets representing 62 percent of attacks.
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Erin Joyce	Neal Creighton, CEO, GeoTrust Digital certificate authority Neal Creighton sees a busy year dawning. The co-founder of GeoTrust explains why.
InternetNews April 20, 2005 Tim Gray	AOL, Cyota Join Forces to Fight Phishing AOL will use the service to protect users by identifying and blocking sites posing as legitimate businesses.
Entrepreneur July 2005 Amanda C. Kooser	Pharm's Way Learn how to protect yourself from the latest internet attack, pharming, which can lead to hijacked accounts or identity theft.
Bank Technology News April 2005 John Adams	The Cost of Doing Business The debate over multi-factor authentication for electronic transactions is growing louder, and many say industry-wide use is virtually inevitable for banks. So why is almost nobody doing it?
Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Thomas Claburn	MasterCard Goes Fishing For Phishers MasterCard will use NameProtect's technology to detect online scams as they unfold and, in conjunction with law-enforcement organizations, shut them down.
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InternetNews June 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	MasterCard Charges Phishers The credit card company does its part to combat phishing phenomenon.
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