Can Screen Keyboards Foil Fraudsters?
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Citibank has developed new technology in the fight against phishing by using a on screen keyboard for the entry of passwords and identification rather than having them entered via your regular keyboard. It is hoped that in this way, any trojans that might be present on a machine would be unable pick up your keystrokes and therefore your passwords. However, as the article notes, you could still be infected with a trojan and your other data would still be vulnerable. Therefore this is an interesting development, but not a cure. Still it is good to see companies like Citibank working on the problem.
Citibank has developed new technology in the fight against phishing by using a on screen keyboard for the entry of passwords and identification rather than having them entered via your regular keyboard. It is hoped that in this way, any trojans that might be present on a machine would be unable pick up your keystrokes and therefore your passwords. However, as the article notes, you could still be infected with a trojan and your other data would still be vulnerable. Therefore this is an interesting development, but not a cure. Still it is good to see companies like Citibank working on the problem.
posted by Fr. Seraphim Beshoner, TOR @ 8:11 PM
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