Gemalto Releases the 2011 eBanking Security Guide for U.S. Banks Addressing New FFIEC Regulations
Austin, TX, July 13, 2011–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of its 2011 eBanking Security Guide. This ten-step guidebook for securing online banking offers North American banks a reliable and strategic solution to meet Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) guidance. Gemalto’s eBanking Security Guide is free of charge and illustrates, step-by-step, how banks best address the new landscape of layered security, risk-based authentication and dynamic transaction verification.
Gemalto’s Ezio solution suite is globally proven with over 50 million Ezio devices delivered worldwide. Ezio users are equipped with advanced mitigation methods protecting against various fraud, such as Man-in-the-Middle and Man-in-the-Browser attacks, for retail and corporate eBanking applications, as well as eCommerce services.
“Updates to the FFIEC guidelines come at a crucial time for the eBanking industry; this guidebook and our Ezio suite simplify the migration to compliance with consistent design, customizable solutions and best-in-class experience already offered to millions of online customer accounts worldwide,” said Adam Dolby, eBanking Manager, Americas. “With over 10 years of experience deploying eBanking solutions for nearly 150 financial institutions in 30 countries, US banks can enjoy a smooth transition to stronger authentication with Gemalto.”
The eBanking Security Guidebook, as well as information on upcoming eBanking Security Seminars and industry commentary can be found at http://www.ebankingsecurity.net.
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security
with 2010 annual revenues of €1.9 billion and over 10,000 employees operating out of 87 offices and 13 Research & Development centers in 45 countries.
Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work–anytime, anywhere, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure. Gemalto delivers on the growing demands for personal mobile services, identity protection, payment security, authenticated online services, cloud computing access, modern transportation, e-healthcare and e-government services. Gemalto does this by providing secure software, a wide range of secure personal devices, and managed services to wireless operators, banks, enterprises and government agencies.
Gemalto is the world leader for electronic passports and identity cards, two-factor authentication devices for online protection, smart credit/debit and contactless payment cards, as well as subscriber identification modules (SIM) and universal integrated circuit cards (UICC) in mobile phones. Also, in the emerging machine-to-machine applications Gemalto is a leading supplier of wireless modules and machine identification modules (MIM). To operate these solutions and remotely manage the software and confidential data contained in the secure devices Gemalto also provides server platforms, consulting, training, and managed services to help its customers achieve their goals.
As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the Company is poised to thrive over the coming years.
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