Month: August 2011

Pros and cons of mobile tokens in authentication

I recently discussed the future of the online banking industry and how the FFEIC should shape its next set of guidelines to ensure the safety of both banks and their customers in the years ahead. However, one area which I didn’t explore in that post is the mobile platform, and the role it has to play […]

Welcome to Gemalto’s Enterprise Security blog

This new blog will include all of the news, views and discussions relevant to readers from large businesses. Enterprise security is becoming ever more crucial, and the subjects we’ll be covering will be important not only to IT workers or security chiefs, but indeed to everyone within large organisations.

Multi-factor authentication – the popular kid at school…

In light of all the recent cyber attacks costing companies money, reputation and customer trust, stronger security and additional layers is increasingly becoming top of the shopping list for IT professionals. But there is still some confusion as to what are the best security elements that need to be in place to provide the best […]

Facebook Identity Theft: Do You Know Who Your ‘Friends’ Are?

As reported by @gcluley on Naked Security this week, a suspected fraudster has been charged with attempting to steal thousands of pounds from his neighbours’ online bank accounts. What makes this story particularly interesting (and also worrying) is the way in which this criminal went about gathering the information which he then used to access […]

Is the US Getting Closer to Adopting Mobile Payments?

Are we getting closer to the day where we can pay for goods and services with our mobile phones?  All signs seem to be pointing to ‘yes’ with major telecom operators, card issuers and handset manufacturers on board with the idea.  Here are but a few of them. Isis, a mobile commerce joint venture between […]

Sustainable approaches to Digital Security

On July 25th, we published the second edition of our sustainability report. Our first edition (unveiled in November 2010) was warmly received by our stakeholders, so we have been hard at work ensuring that this year’s is even more substantial. Although Gemalto is not a company with a particularly high carbon footprint, we still feel […]