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Identity Theft


Identity Theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, and is by far the single biggest threat for global deployments of on-line services over the Internet. With more and more services and transactions taking place on-line, it is of the utmost importance that a person's identity can be established reliably, not only to protect the actual service or transaction but to protect the integrity of the customer as well.

Identity theft, or Identity Fraud, is so much more than someone stealing your credit card and making fraudulent charges on it. In general, Identity theft involves a criminal using some personal particulars associated with your identity, such as your name, date of birth, or national ID number without your permission to commit crime. This crime may include establishing credit card accounts or loans, changing information, draining bank accounts and more. And while Identity Theft claims new victims nationwide every day, most people don't believe it can happen to them.

So, how do you protect your customers so they can feel confident their identities are well protected when doing on-line business with your organisation? Our customers have the answer: More than 800 organisations worldwide are using strong authentication and end-point security solutions from PortWise to provide secure on-line services for over 6 millions users. The benefits they receive by using PortWise include:

  • Multi-factor user authentication - Static password are easily compromised and should not be trusted. By combining a static password with a possession of some physical device, PortWise creates a secure and easy-to-use framework for 2-factor authentication services.
  • End-point awareness - Is the user's device secure enough to be treated as a trusted endpoint? With PortWise end-point scanning you can make sure the user device meets the security requirements set forth by the organisation.
  • Electronic ID - With support for national standards for e-ID, PortWise provides out-of-the-box solutions for e-government services.
  • Identity Federation - Identity federation enables an organisation to shift user identity management to its trusted associates and partners, to achieve scalability and decrease TCO.
  • OATH - PortWise support for OATH tokens provides organisations more flexibility and allows them to replace existing disparate and proprietary security solutions.