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Better authentication allays online banking fears

Better authentication allays online banking fears

Insight Some Asian regulators have mandated the use of two-factor authentication for Internet banking, but not how it is implemented. ZDNet Asia checks on where the banks are at.

Tuesday, June 12 2007 02:05 PM


War of the tokens

War of the tokens

Insight Are hardware tokens losing favor to other emerging two-factor authentication technologies? ZDNet Asia finds out.

Wednesday, June 13 2007 03:15 PM


OCBC wants technology safe and tested

OCBC wants technology safe and tested

Insight Because banks manage customers' money and confidential data, IT innovation must at times give way to security, says OCBC Bank CIO Lim Khiang Tong.

Thursday, November 20 2008 07:42 PM

Tags: Innovation, Banking, Technology, Security, Singapore, Malaysia, Banking Industry, CIO, financial, bank


More S'poreans opt for online banking

News Banks report increase in online users and transactions; some are sticking to their chosen modes of second-factor authentication, for now.

Wednesday, May 14 2008 06:16 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Business security, Web services, Security, Mobile, IT Security, Hardware Token, Internet Banking, online banking


Personal security gets DIVA treatment

News Singapore government develops a security software tool to help users manage their digital identity via various devices, including flash-based storage cards.

Tuesday, September 25 2007 07:15 PM


Four deadly security sins

News Security expert names most damaging practices Asia's IT administrators need to avoid to ensure their company's network remains well-protected.

Monday, June 11 2007 09:07 PM

Tags: Business security, Network security, Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, SMB


Hello, is that really you?

Insight The telephone is just as susceptible--as the Internet--to fraud, but banks can mitigate security risks by better identifying callers.

Saturday, June 16 2007 10:18 PM


OCBC hits a mobile milestone

Insight The Singapore bank shares the technical issues and lessons learnt in developing its mobile phone banking service.

Wednesday, December 20 2006 10:12 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile commerce


Make banking hassle-free

Blogs At a recent dinner held in conjunction with my former principal's retirement, I was taken aback when I found out that se...

Thursday, January 11 2007 10:06 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption


Asia's banks split on SMS authentication

Insight Texting may be convenient and less costly to implement, but it doesn't have the unanimous vote of the industry for effective two-factor authentication.

Tuesday, October 17 2006 02:15 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network infrastructure, Mobile


Asia's banks split on SMS authentication

Techguide Texting may be convenient and less costly to implement, but it doesn't have the unanimous vote of the industry for effective two-factor authentication.

Monday, November 06 2006 11:38 AM


Finding a replacement for passwords

Insight Seeking to replace password-based security systems are new verification gadgets that range from tokens to cell-phone-based systems--but cost keeps them from catching on.

Thursday, February 24 2005 10:35 AM

Tags: Security


Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

Insight The uptake of biometric technology was once considered a sure thing, but today, companies have become less enthused due to biometrics' negative stigma.

Thursday, April 07 2005 02:46 AM

Tags: PC security, IT Management


Securing beyond two-factor authentication

News Two-factor authentication alone is insufficient security for online banking, says Oracle exec.

Wednesday, January 09 2008 05:33 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Policy and management, Security implementation/standards, Security Management


Hardware vulnerable in two-factor authentication

News Software tokens, not hardware tokens, are the way forward to counter identity theft, says a mobile banking software vendor.

Friday, March 10 2006 07:11 PM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security applications/tools


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Cost and graphics concerns delay a VDI project

Tech Management

Virtual desktops are a serious paradigm shift and Scott Lowe is taking it in a slow and measured way. In this article, he provides an update on ongoing VDI efforts at Westminster College.


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Do we need more delivery centers?

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As I wrote a while back in about "racing to subsidies", there certainly is an increased focus by governments to attract delivery centers to their region. To do that, many..... by Michael Rehkopf

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