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Banks to Use 2-factor Authentication by End of 2006

Posted by samzenpus on from the proof-positive dept.

Evil Grinn writes "As reported on Yahoo and elsewhere the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has given a deadline of end-of-year 2006 for U.S. banks to implement two factor authentication."

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  1. For once something I WANT the aussies to copy... by jonwil · · Score: 0, Troll

    Our government seens to be copying everything from america these days (cf FTA etc) so hopefully they will follow suit and require finantial institutions here in oz to do this.

    Although in any case, my new account is with an insititution thats probobly too small to be worth trying to phish (Police & Nurses Credit Society)