Enhanced Phone-Based Service Helps Fight Escalating Threats to Corporate Networks Before They Happen
OVERLAND PARK, KS (August 13, 2008) – Positive Networks, a arch provider of aegis articles and services, today appear PhoneFactor 2.1, the newest adaptation of the company’s accolade winning, phone-based, two-factor affidavit service. In an accomplishment to action the growing amount of attacks adjoin accumulated networks, PhoneFactor 2.1 includes enhancements which accredit companies to bound arrange and calmly administer two-factor affidavit above their absolute enterprise.
With the amount of humans afflicted by character and abstracts annexation growing anniversary day (40 actor users were afflicted in the TJX abstracts breach), the charge for secure, two-factor affidavit has added significantly. Consumer advocates and authoritative agencies are blame companies to anon apparatus safeguards to assure acceptance to chump and acclaim agenda data.
PhoneFactor 2.1 allows companies to rapidly accredit two-factor affidavit to defended acceptance to their accumulated networks and the abstracts which they contain. PhoneFactor adds a additional band of aegis – an automated buzz alarm – to absolute login processes. It works with the user’s absolute landline or adaptable phone, so there are no accessories to deliver or certificates and software to install.
“Companies are putting their own and their customer’s abstracts at accident anniversary day that their arrangement can be accessed application alone a password,” said Tim Sutton, CEO of Positive Networks. “With the aggravation of deploying acceptable two-factor solutions, it’s simple to see why. PhoneFactor 2.1 offers a able band of aegis adjoin these attacks and the new appearance accomplish it acutely simple to roll-out to their absolute user base.”
PhoneFactor 2.1, accumulated with added contempo releases, adds the afterward exceptional features:
Directory Integration Module – Automatically accredit new users for PhoneFactor and amend absolute users by synchronizing with an absolute Active Directory or LDAP server.
User Portal Module – Enable users to complete their PhoneFactor acceptance in account from any web browser. Help Desk agents can use the aperture to accomplish buzz and PIN changes, actualize a ancient bypass, and add new users.
Call Rollover - If a user can’t be accomplished at their primary buzz amount (there is no acknowledgment or articulation mail is detected), PhoneFactor can automatically bite the user’s advancement buzz number.
About PhoneFactor
PhoneFactor is a simple two-factor affidavit account that provides far greater aegis than usernames and passwords. The award-winning account can use any buzz (mobile or landline) as a additional anatomy of authentication. PhoneFactor can be set up in account and eliminates the charge for tokens, acute cards or certificates. The basal account is chargeless with exceptional modules accessible for action deployments.
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About Positive Networks
Positive Networks is a arch provider of aegis articles and services, including the award-winning PhoneFactorTM two-factor affidavit and character aegis service, and the PositivePROTM limited acceptance service. Awards include: "Best-in-Class" Service Provider by Stratecast Partners, Reader’s Trust accolade and Excellence Award finalist for SC Magazine, AlwaysON AO100, Info Security Product Guide Product Excellence Award champ and eWeek Labs Analysts’ Choice award. For added information, amuse alarm 877-668-6536 or appointment www.phonefactor.com.
2009年12月16日星期三
Positive Networks - Loomis Armors Against Data Theft
The aggregation that is trusted to assure the assets of abounding of the nation’s above banks, now trusts PhoneFactor to assure theirs.
OVERLAND PARK, KS (September 9, 2008) - PhoneFactor, a arch provider of aegis articles and services, today appear that Loomis, an all-embracing baton in the banknote administration casework industry, has called PhoneFactor as its two-factor affidavit band-aid in the US.
Loomis’ top contour barter in the financial, bartering and retail sectors await on Loomis to assure their assets. That albatross extends to the acute abstracts about Loomis’ operations and that of their clients, housed on the Loomis accumulated network. After evaluating several options for two-factor authentication, Loomis chose to apparatus PhoneFactor to assure limited acceptance to its arrangement and the applicant advice it contains.
PhoneFactor adds a additional band of aegis – an automated buzz alarm – to Loomis’ absolute limited acceptance platform. Loomis advisers artlessly login to the aggregation VPN just like they do today, and instantly they get a call. They acknowledgment the alarm and columnist # to complete their log in. A hacker would charge to apperceive the employee’s log in advice and accept concrete control of their buzz to accretion acceptance to the Loomis network.
“Protecting our customers’ abstracts is every bit as important as attention their cash. Security is our amount one priority,” declared Wayne Sadin, Chief Information Officer at Loomis. “PhoneFactor accustomed us to add a analytical added barrier adjoin crooked acceptance with bound appulse on our employees.”
About Loomis
Loomis is the banknote administration casework analysis of Securitas AB, a apple baton in security. Loomis offers defended and able banknote distribution, processing and recycling solutions for banking institutions, retailers and added bartering enterprises through an all-embracing arrangement of 420 operating locations in eleven European countries and the US. Loomis employs about 20,000 people. For added advice about Loomis US operations, appointment www.loomis.us
About PhoneFactor
PhoneFactor is a simple two-factor affidavit account that provides far greater aegis than usernames and passwords. The award-winning account can use any buzz (mobile or landline) as a additional anatomy of authentication. PhoneFactor can be bureaucracy in account and eliminates the charge for tokens, acute cards or certificates. The basal account is chargeless with beat modules accessible for action deployments. For added information, amuse alarm 877-668-6536 or appointment www.phonefactor.com.
Press Contact:
Positive Networks
7301 W 129th St Ste 200
Overland Park, KS 66213
Sarah Fender
913.499.4152
sfender@positivenetworks.com
OVERLAND PARK, KS (September 9, 2008) - PhoneFactor, a arch provider of aegis articles and services, today appear that Loomis, an all-embracing baton in the banknote administration casework industry, has called PhoneFactor as its two-factor affidavit band-aid in the US.
Loomis’ top contour barter in the financial, bartering and retail sectors await on Loomis to assure their assets. That albatross extends to the acute abstracts about Loomis’ operations and that of their clients, housed on the Loomis accumulated network. After evaluating several options for two-factor authentication, Loomis chose to apparatus PhoneFactor to assure limited acceptance to its arrangement and the applicant advice it contains.
PhoneFactor adds a additional band of aegis – an automated buzz alarm – to Loomis’ absolute limited acceptance platform. Loomis advisers artlessly login to the aggregation VPN just like they do today, and instantly they get a call. They acknowledgment the alarm and columnist # to complete their log in. A hacker would charge to apperceive the employee’s log in advice and accept concrete control of their buzz to accretion acceptance to the Loomis network.
“Protecting our customers’ abstracts is every bit as important as attention their cash. Security is our amount one priority,” declared Wayne Sadin, Chief Information Officer at Loomis. “PhoneFactor accustomed us to add a analytical added barrier adjoin crooked acceptance with bound appulse on our employees.”
About Loomis
Loomis is the banknote administration casework analysis of Securitas AB, a apple baton in security. Loomis offers defended and able banknote distribution, processing and recycling solutions for banking institutions, retailers and added bartering enterprises through an all-embracing arrangement of 420 operating locations in eleven European countries and the US. Loomis employs about 20,000 people. For added advice about Loomis US operations, appointment www.loomis.us
About PhoneFactor
PhoneFactor is a simple two-factor affidavit account that provides far greater aegis than usernames and passwords. The award-winning account can use any buzz (mobile or landline) as a additional anatomy of authentication. PhoneFactor can be bureaucracy in account and eliminates the charge for tokens, acute cards or certificates. The basal account is chargeless with beat modules accessible for action deployments. For added information, amuse alarm 877-668-6536 or appointment www.phonefactor.com.
Press Contact:
Positive Networks
7301 W 129th St Ste 200
Overland Park, KS 66213
Sarah Fender
913.499.4152
sfender@positivenetworks.com
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