PRESS RELEASE TO TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS JOURNALISTS
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2011
So what is Two Factor Authentication and why businesses should pay attention? A DEEPNET DUALSHIELD solution.
TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION provides an additional layer of user security, ensuring that someone who tries to access a resource, such as a Computer Network, Cloud Application, VPN, Email, Website, Windows login etc, is in fact authorised to do so and is not just someone who has discovered a username and password.
Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is becoming accepted as the best way to protect your data from phising, over the shoulder, keystroke loggers and man-in-the-middle attacks. Government departments, local councils, emergency services and prisons have for some time been ahead of small & medium sized enterprises (SME) in protecting their data. This has been driven by CoCo compliance but now the reasons for using 2FA are not only compliance and data security but also for business reputation.
Normal login requires a username and something the user knows, Two Factor Authentication adds another factor to the login process - something the user has. This may be a One Time Password generated by software or physical "token" or may human or device biometrics, The Deepnet DualShield solution offers organisations the flexibility to choose the best token to fit with both their corporate culture and whatever suits a particular user or group of users.
In fact, systems like DEEPNET DUALSHIELD offer the largest range of tokens (authenticators):
SOFTWARE TOKENS
- MobileID - One Time Passwords (OTP) for your iPad; iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows & Symbian mobile phone. Few people go anywhere without their phone, so using a phone as a OTP token is the preferred software choice.
- T-Pass - Delivers One Time Passwords by SMS, Email, Telephone call & Twitter DM.
- GridGo - On-demand, on-screen security grid that is delivered to he user’s logon screen in real time.
HARDWARE TOKENS
- SafeID - Compact security device that generates One Time Passwords with a single press of a button. It is available in various OATH compliant form factors.
- GridID - Provides One Time Passwords from a security grid of random numbers printed on a plastic card.
- CryptoKey - Secure USB that also offers One Time Passwords and a PKI smart token for certificate based authentication.
BIOMETRICS
- TypeSense - Typeprint recognition of unique hold-time, seek-time and latency in a person’s typing pattern.
- VoiceSense - Independent speaker verification system based upon everyone having an unique voiceprint.
- FaceSense - Facial recognition authentication. Webcams and phones with built-in cameras make face recognition a natural Two Factor Authentication system.
DEVICE DNA
- DevicePass - Creates a deviceprint so that only paired devices will be allowed access.
- FlashPass - Creates a unique digital fingerprint of a USB flash drive from the drive’s hardware ID and serial number.
CERTIFICATES
- SmartCert - uses PKI certificate technology to overcome complexities and cost of traditional PKI.
WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION
- SiteStamp - Presents users with their own personalised images - site stamps - to ensure that they are communicating with a genuine website that they can trust and not a phishing website.
It is important that any system introduced is easy to use (usability), is flexible (different solutions work well for different roles within an organisation) and is relevant to the risk level (whether at the office desktop or out in the field using a laptop or smartphone).
Deepnet Dualshield is the only solution on the market to encompass all the commonly used methods of authentication into one simple-to-deploy and administer unified solution.
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About Softek Ltd
Softek, established 1994, is a highly technical Value Added Distributor (VAD) specialising in onsite and cloud based security solutions for organisations of all kinds. Existing customers include Government Departments, NHS, Councils, Police forces, Corporate organisations of all sizes and in all industries, as well as Education establishments and Small Business.
Softek's broad knowledge of current IT Security technology and compliance issues - including PCI, CoCo / GCSx, Data Protection and other regulations - means that our Reseller Channel Partners and Customers can be sure that we understand their issues, and can provide professional solutions and consultancy services to assist.
UK Distributor of Deepnet Dualshield
Softek Limited
Alma Place
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 0LY
Fenby Miskin, Marketing Consultant
Mike Bienvenu, Technical Director
Phone: +44 (0) 8456 443 911
http://www.softek.co.uk
http://www.softek.co.uk/deepnet
http://www.softek.co.uk/dualshield_pdf
About Manufacturer of Deepnet Security
http://www.deepnetsecurity.com
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