Cybercrooks Targeting Small Businesses That Bank Online
The FBI and the American Bankers Association recently warned small businesses about the potential perils of online banking. According to an article in USA Today, "Cybergangs have inundated the Internet with 'banking Trojans' — malicious programs that enable them to surreptitiously access and manipulate online accounts." Read the full article here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-30-cybercrime-small-business-online-banking_N.htm
Due to the proliferation of banking Trojans on the internet, experts recommend that small businesses dedicate a pc exclusively for Internet banking which does not otherwise access the internet or email.
The risks for business are particularly acute as they do not enjoy the same banking protections as consumers. Depending on how a fradulent transfer was initiated and when it was detected, businesses may not be able to recover all of their losses and banks may not be obligated to make them whole.
Security managers must constantly update their electronic defenses and continually educate their users to stay one step ahead of the thieves and avoid becoming the next corporate victim of online bank fraud.
Reliant Security provides current security solutions for clients throughout the western United States. Sincerely, Matthew Cooper, CPP VP Reliant Security
The Future of Access Control?
Daniel Gelinas writing for Security Systems News, announced the arrival of the SafeRise security solution to the US Market.
See the article here: http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/p=article&id=ss200912Oku0rm
SafeRise was created by Tel Aviv based FST21 (http://www.fst21.com) and is described in their literature as a comprehensive "intelligent" access control system that utilizes "2nd generation biometrics, video & voice analytics."
The SafeRise system does not use any keys, proximity cards or RFID but rather, "combines facial recognition, video analytics, speaker recognition (the system recognizes a speaker’s specific voiceprint), speech recognition (the system recognizes spoken commands), and license plate recognition to completely secure a building and allow access only to those pre-vetted to be there."
Unlike biometric fingerprint and retinal scanners, which can be perceived as inconvenient or intrusive by requiring users to touch or look into a reader, the SafeRise system purports to identify persons and vehicles as they approach the building entrance without requiring any specific interaction from the user. An authorized person can simply walk up and open a secured door without any conscious interaction with the access control system.
If the SafeRise system works reliably as advertised, it has the potential to make proximity card based access control systems seem relatively insecure and out of date in the very near future.
Reliant Security monitors current security trends and technologies in order to provide the latest and most relevant solutions to our customers.
Sincerely, Matthew Cooper, CPP VP Reliant Security