20 July 2006
More security for online operations
A new firm out of San Mateo, CA is beginning to sell a USB based on the smart card chip to enable users to access their favorite secure sites without having to type an user name or password, making it more secure for people to do their online banking, etc. InformationWeek has the complete article.
While this does solve part of the problem, there still is the issue that the users should be responsible in their use of their computers by refraining from actions that will allow malicious code from entering their computers and updating their virus scaners and adware scanners. Most importantly if the users actually do regular scans of their computers for such programs as trojans and key loggers the majority of the problem will go away saving the user from having to spend the $50 for the USB key that would be my first target when burgling homes. Why steal anything else when you now have the person's entire bank account. To finish off with one last point, how long should we assume it will take for someone to crack this device and create some malicious software to read the information from it.
Yes we can create more and more elaborate devices for Internet security, but the one best way to keep your data secure is to use common sense and good practices when using the Internet.
While this does solve part of the problem, there still is the issue that the users should be responsible in their use of their computers by refraining from actions that will allow malicious code from entering their computers and updating their virus scaners and adware scanners. Most importantly if the users actually do regular scans of their computers for such programs as trojans and key loggers the majority of the problem will go away saving the user from having to spend the $50 for the USB key that would be my first target when burgling homes. Why steal anything else when you now have the person's entire bank account. To finish off with one last point, how long should we assume it will take for someone to crack this device and create some malicious software to read the information from it.
Yes we can create more and more elaborate devices for Internet security, but the one best way to keep your data secure is to use common sense and good practices when using the Internet.
Labels: adware, antivirus, internet, safety, security, spyware
