What does "two-factor" really mean?
There are a lot of commentators in the security space that get the concept of two-factor authentication slightly wrong. I just ran across one of those cases elsewhere in the Blogosphere: ATMIA address PIN authentication at ATMs. ATMIA is the ATM Industry Association. Two-factor authentication requires something from two out of three of the following [...]
"A better solution than tokens or other authentication devices"
According to research firm IDC[1]: The mobile phone—as the identifier and authenticator—is a channel that customers can trust in delivering personal information in a private and secure manner and one that could be a strong case for fob replacements. [It] has greater promise for delivering the necessary functionality combined with ease of use and is [...]
This is certainly one of the most compelling security highlights of Interop 2007.
It’s been gratifying to see the industry’s reaction to our announcement of PhoneFactor. The latest is a blog post from Brokmann & Company, PhoneFactor Makes Security Tokens Obsolete. Peter Brokmann had a lot of nice things to say about the service. Here’s one of my favorite quotes: I think back to my own experience with [...]
Welcome to the PhoneFactor blog
Welcome to the new PhoneFactor blog. My name is Steve Dispensa, and I’m the Chief Technology Officer at Positive Networks. I’m thrilled to announce PhoneFactor, our new phone-based two-factor authentication service. PhoneFactor is the result of a couple of years of thinking and designing and many months of coding. PhoneFactor uses your phone to do [...]
