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PRODUCT Net verification fix on the way IBM and consumer credit agency Equifax, pledging to make the Internet a trustworthy place to do business, have announced a system to ensure online customers are who they claim to be. Executives from both companies said that they have agreed to an alliance, in which Equifax will act as an independent verifier of computer-user identities for companies using IBM's Internet commerce system. The system would allow companies to trade purchase orders, lawyers to exchange contracts, and consumers to c o n d u c t h o m e b a n k i n g and make c r e d i t - c a r d purchases via the Internet, while going a long way toward eliminating the potential for fraud. An IBM
Web site helps crash victims ONTRACK has opened an online data emergency help centre at www.ontrack.com which is designed to take the panic out of data loss and offer users real-time solutions for rescuing damaged or missing computer data. It f e a t u r e s a help c e n t r e that gives u s e r s immediate access to the O N T R A C K data recovery labs, then walks them through the diagnostic process, and provides solutions for data loss. As an introductory offer, the company is offering free anti-virus software as a download for limited time period. Visitors to the help centre can download free O N T R A C K Data Advisor software, a self-booting analysis tool that diagnoses data loss and recommends solutions for retrieving lost data. These include the patent-pending Remote Data Recovery service, which allows O N T R A C K engineers to recover data over a standard telephone line via a modem. The Web site includes the following new features to help computer users protect and manage valuable data:
NEWS spokesperson said that the system will give business customers the same level of confidence online as they have face-to-face in the physical world, equivalent of shaking hands or looking people in the eye. As part of a series of a n n o u n c e m e n t s , I B M will introduce Vault, a complete set of technologies and services that establishes computer users' identities and enables them to encode and transmit information securely over networks. Equifax will handle verification services for corporate c u s t o m e r s , p e r f o r m i n g a series o f c h e c k s and counterchecks comparable with those for a bank safe deposit box, in which dual keys are used to secure valuables, even from bank employees.
A tech-support centre allowing users to E-mail a profile of their data loss to an O N T R A C K lab for quick solutions and a head start in the data recovery process. A download centre featuring Data Advisor diagnostic, Vet Anti-Virus and Disk Manager. Tips for avoiding a data loss disaster and for caring for hard drives and backup tapes. Educational information on how computer data is stored, the causes of data loss and what users can do to protect their computers. A virus lab that describes known computer viruses, their symptoms and solutions, including information on E-mail virus hoaxes.
For further information, contact ONTRACK Data Recovery Europe on fax: +44 1372 741 441; E-mail: infouk @ontrack.com.
New biometric desktop security solution Vision's CMOS image sensors have been chosen by Identicator Technology for their new OEM solution for biometric-based desktop security. Vision's VV5404 monochrome sensor is used in Identicator's Direct Fingerprint Reader OEM module, the DFR200, a product designed for incorporation into PCs and PC peripherals which introduces new levels of user authentication to the desktop PC. The device, which captures fingerprints images, can be incorporated into PC keyboards or mice, with the user's fingerprint being used for security access to the PC. This removes the burden of remembering PINs or passwords.
For further information, contact Grant Evans, ldenticator on: +1 650 873 8650; E-mail: [email protected].
Computer Fraud & Security July 1998 © 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd
Web site helps crash victims ONTRACK has opened an online data emergency help centre at www.ontrack.com which is designed to take the panic out of data loss and offer users real-time solutions for rescuing damaged or missing computer data. It f e a t u r e s a help c e n t r e that gives u s e r s immediate access to the O N T R A C K data recovery labs, then walks them through the diagnostic process, and provides solutions for data loss. As an introductory offer, the company is offering free anti-virus software as a download for limited time period. Visitors to the help centre can download free O N T R A C K Data Advisor software, a self-booting analysis tool that diagnoses data loss and recommends solutions for retrieving lost data. These include the patent-pending Remote Data Recovery service, which allows O N T R A C K engineers to recover data over a standard telephone line via a modem. The Web site includes the following new features to help computer users protect and manage valuable data:
NEWS spokesperson said that the system will give business customers the same level of confidence online as they have face-to-face in the physical world, equivalent of shaking hands or looking people in the eye. As part of a series of a n n o u n c e m e n t s , I B M will introduce Vault, a complete set of technologies and services that establishes computer users' identities and enables them to encode and transmit information securely over networks. Equifax will handle verification services for corporate c u s t o m e r s , p e r f o r m i n g a series o f c h e c k s and counterchecks comparable with those for a bank safe deposit box, in which dual keys are used to secure valuables, even from bank employees.
A tech-support centre allowing users to E-mail a profile of their data loss to an O N T R A C K lab for quick solutions and a head start in the data recovery process. A download centre featuring Data Advisor diagnostic, Vet Anti-Virus and Disk Manager. Tips for avoiding a data loss disaster and for caring for hard drives and backup tapes. Educational information on how computer data is stored, the causes of data loss and what users can do to protect their computers. A virus lab that describes known computer viruses, their symptoms and solutions, including information on E-mail virus hoaxes.
For further information, contact ONTRACK Data Recovery Europe on fax: +44 1372 741 441; E-mail: infouk @ontrack.com.
New biometric desktop security solution Vision's CMOS image sensors have been chosen by Identicator Technology for their new OEM solution for biometric-based desktop security. Vision's VV5404 monochrome sensor is used in Identicator's Direct Fingerprint Reader OEM module, the DFR200, a product designed for incorporation into PCs and PC peripherals which introduces new levels of user authentication to the desktop PC. The device, which captures fingerprints images, can be incorporated into PC keyboards or mice, with the user's fingerprint being used for security access to the PC. This removes the burden of remembering PINs or passwords.
For further information, contact Grant Evans, ldenticator on: +1 650 873 8650; E-mail: [email protected].
Computer Fraud & Security July 1998 © 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd