Whether you’re implementing multi-factor authentication for the first time or expanding/upgrading your current implementation, this short guide to Multi-Factor Authentication will give you the tools you need today to make an informed buying decision. In 10 short minutes, you’ll learn about the top IT security threats driving adoption of multi-factor, key evaluation criteria, and how leading multi-factor authentication methods stack up against this criteria.

The much-anticipated update to the FFIEC Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment, released in late June, sets a new standard for online banking security. The guidance calls for a layered security approach and stronger authentication, including the use of out-of-band methods, to protect against today’s online banking threats. Join PhoneFactor Vice President Sarah Fender for a look at the current threats addressed by the guidance, updated recommendations for mitigating controls – what works and what doesn’t to protect against these threats, and how out-of-band transaction verification addresses requirements for layered security and stronger authentication.

With the number of remote workers and remote access points growing exponentially, so are the challenges associated with securing access to your corporate network and applications from outside the office walls. This webcast explores why two-factor authentication of remote workers is more critical than ever before, tips to conquer common pitfalls in authenticating remote users, and how a simple phone call can provide strong security for remote logins without burdening your IT department or users

Increasingly, new and expanded multi-factor implementations are leveraging phone-based authentication instead of security tokens, which had previously dominated the multi-factor market. According to a leading analyst firm, phone-based authentication will comprise more than 60% of the the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014. This webcast examines the key drivers for the market shift to phone-based authentication, presents real-world case studies from organizations that have made the switch, and introduces PhoneFactor, the leading provider of phone-based multi-factor authentication.

OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare organization serving and supporting Ohio’s healthcare needs. Based in Columbus, they have numerous locations with more than 14,000 employees. They had been using SecurID tokens to secure remote access to their network, but replaced them with phone-based authentication from PhoneFactor. The result – better security at a lower total cost of ownership. Join Jim Lowder, VP of OhioHealth Technologies, and Steve Dispensa, CTO at PhoneFactor, to learn how they integrated phone-based-based authentication into their every-day workflow without sacrificing user convenience or their budget.

VirtualBank, Money Magazine’s “Best Online Bank”, recently implemented out-of-band authentication to protect its customers from the myriad attacks targeting online banking today. By enabling phone-based authentication, VirtualBank can offer their customers both unparalleled protection and a superior user experience. Learn how VirtualBank did it and how phone-based authentication fits with your online banking security objectives.

Join PhoneFactor for a free webcast on the key user authentication issues companies should be prepared to address in 2010. Based on the results of a recent survey of more than 250 IT security professionals, the webcast explores the opinions and attitudes of IT security professionals on the state of IT security and user authentication practices, including: How vulnerable companies really are to a data breach; Top threats for 2010 and the role of two-factor authentication in protecting against them; and Why confidence in current authentication practices are dropping and what to do about it.