Halifax Update Login Screens
As part of their recent site updates, Halifax have now updated their login screen to their online service. The main aim of implementing these changes is to enhance the security of the sign in process, and to make it more secure for users.
16 May 2011
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HSBC Reveals New Security Device to Protect Online Banking Customers
HSBC Bank is in the process of sending all of its personal internet banking customers a new device which is intended to add an extra layer of security whilst accessing HSBC accounts online. The device, which is being labelled ’small enough to keep in a wallet or purse’, generates a unique PIN code each time [...]
2 April 2011
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Yorkshire Building Society Introduces New Security Measures
To verify your identity, Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) currently use your date of birth and your password. For your added protection and to keep their website at the forefront of internet security, they are introducing an additional security measure that uses the telephone. This is becoming quite common now within the online banking community. What [...]
24 March 2011
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Nationwide Issue Card Security Readers
It looks like Nationwide are stepping up their Internet Banking security, as we’ve heard from numerous customers that they’ve been started to receive Card Readers in the post for signing onto their online banking service. Whilst card readers have been available from Nationwide since 2008, they appear to be sending them to all of their [...]
8 March 2011
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Nationwide Advises on Unofficial Device Apps
With the recent growth in portable device applications for smart phones and tablets, Nationwide have advised that it doesn’t support the use of any Nationwide branded ‘apps’ on any devices (apps generally run on Apple, Nokia, Google, Android and BlackBerry devices). They are currently unaware of any unofficial apps that actually work with their Internet Bank so [...]
15 February 2011
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Suspicious Banking E-mails
Over 20 million people in the UK bank online, and it is a very secure and convenient way to access your bank’s services. It also pays to be on the lookout for scammers who may try and gain access to your account, usually by trying to fool you into handing over security information such as [...]
13 January 2011
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Sign in process finally changes for Halifax online banking users
Halifax first announced changes to their log-in process back in late April this year, with a follow-up in June to remind customers of the upcoming change. It seems that these security enhancements are finally being implemented, as we’ve heard from numerous users that they’ve been receiving mailshots advising of what is happening, and that they are [...]
21 September 2010
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Halifax announce important changes to signing into their online banking
Halifax have announced that they are to make some more changes to their online banking in order to improve the security of their service. This follows on from their previous security change back in April this year, and will affect how their users will sign into Internet Banking website.
2 June 2010
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Halifax Planning Online Banking Security Improvements
Halifax have just announced plans to implement some changes to their online banking login process. We were hoping that these would include moving away from keyboard entry, and over to the dropdown menus, as these help combat the issue with key logging fraud. However, it seems that these changes are just to split the sign-in process into [...]
27 April 2010
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Trusteer survey reports 60% of users re-use online banking credentials on other websites
A survey published by Trusteer earlier this month has highlighted that a large number of internet users are re-using online usernames and passwords between financial and non financial web services. 73% of users are sharing passwords from their online banking site with at least one non-financial website, and 47% are re-using their banking username. This [...]
18 March 2010
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