Authentium's SafeCentral Earns "Best of Web" Award.Online Banking Report Finds SafeCentral "Almost Too Good to Be True" PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Online Banking Report, the exclusive monthly report on internet banking products and markets, last week issued its latest report on "New Techniques for Secure Online Finance," and awarded Authentium's SafeCentral its "Best of the Web" recommendation for "the program's ability to simultaneously protect the user and create a brandable security upgrade." The Online Banking Report is an esteemed industry newsletter published monthly since 1995 and read by financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. executives in more than 50 countries. Authentium's SafeCentral is one of only a handful of security software solutions to earn the "Best of the Web" designation in the 11 years since its inception, highlighting what the report sees as an "important development" for the financial services community. "The Online Banking Report has long been trusted by the financial community to be an early identifier of the innovations that will have the next major impact for online banking," said Doug Brunt, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Authentium. "Here, they have rightly recognized SafeCentral as the leader in providing safety and peace of mind to consumers while conducting their online transactions. In a time of unprecedented peril on the Internet, we keep information safe and enable online banking to remain not only feasible, but a preferred method of interacting with financial institutions." Authentium is currently in discussion with several large financial institutions to offer SafeCentral as a secure online access option to their customers, just as it began to do recently with online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. firm Firstrade. In announcing the report, Jim Bruene noted that the current challenges in the banking sector may provide the ideal catalyst to focus on better serving and protecting existing customers. "Now might be a great time to O introduce a software solution that provides extra security for online banking. While it won't make a Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. shareholder any happier, it's reassuring in these times that at least there are no crooks stealing your username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password." In the report itself, Mr. Bruene cites multiple advantages of the SafeCentral solution, including the ability of the financial institution to improve customer satisfaction and reduce fraud losses. He also reports that the SafeCentral solution gives users a good sense of control and a tangible feeling of protection. Finally, Mr. Bruene notes that SafeCentral enables financial institutions to enhance their brand presence by offering a custom branded icon that can reside on the end user's desktop, system tray An area on the right side of the Taskbar on the Windows interface used to display the status of various functions, such as speaker volume and modem transmission. Applications also insert icons on the System Tray to give you a quick entrance into either the application itself or some and toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the and by reminding the user of the financial institution whenever he or she visits an e-commerce site via the branded secure browser. SafeCentral is designed to act as a 'secure companion' to a user's everyday web browsing, safeguarding from the most sophisticated techniques used by Internet thieves. These threats include viruses, spyware, Trojan horses It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome.
tr.v. or·ches·trat·ed, or·ches·trat·ing, or·ches·trates 1. To compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra. 2. attacks designed to capture and exploit user credentials and personal data. Financial institutions interested in SafeCentral can contact Authentium at sales@safecentral.com. SafeCentral is available now at www.SafeCentral.com for an annual subscription of $39.95. Users can try SafeCentral for free for 30 days before subscribing. Financial institutions interested in obtaining a copy of the Online Banking Report can contact Financial Innovations at info@onlinebankingreport.com. About Authentium Authentium develops software and services to protect consumers in a connected world. The company's core technologies (i.e., SDK's) are used by leading software vendors including Google, Microsoft, and Symantec to create or enhance industry-leading computing security products. Authentium's core security expertise is made available to consumers directly via SafeCentral, Authentium's award winning safe browsing product and Command Antivirus, Authentium's award winning antivirus product. Authentium's consumer security suite is also marketed under the brand name of major internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2000, and is located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida. The city is in the center of a rapidly-developing area north of West Palm Beach in the northern part of the county and the South Florida metropolitan area. . For more information, visit www.authentium.com. |
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