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Stephen Howes, Founder and CTO of GrIDsure, the innovative alternative to PINs and passwords, commented on ‘Get Safe Online Week’ starting week commencing 15th November:
November 2010 by Stephen Howes, Founder and CTO of GrIDsure
“I fully commend the initiative of all the organisations involved in ‘Get Safe Online Week’ and a week like this once again highlights the confusing and dangerous world that consumers and businesses face when it comes to online security. With the increasing threat from hackers and fraudsters, computer users – whether it’s for online banking, social networking or businesses services – are now all expected to be security experts.
“The truth, though, is that most computer users don’t know or care what the latest iteration of the ZeuS banking Trojan is, or which antivirus software offers them the best protection. So while user education of the risks is always important, I believe that the online service providers should put in place systems that are easy to use and secure enough to make it very difficult for a hacker to steal logon details even if they have infected the users’ PC. These solutions are available today and while being told to change your passwords to a 24 letter cryptogram is all well and good, it’s hardly advice that should find its place in today’s connected world.”
