During the Coronavirus emergency phase that hit the country, many Italian companies have had to move their business online and some of them will invest in digital growth in the coming months. The online presence, however, also brings with it some risks including cybercrime. In the near future, companies will have to evaluate new tools and strategies to protect themselves from hacker threats to ensure the security of their customers’ data.
G + D Mobile Security has been operating in this scenario for years, an international company specialized in mobile security solutions and part of the German group Giesecke + Devrient, which daily supports companies in the introduction of biometric factors through the FIDO (Fast Identity) mobile authentication solution. Online) . Thanks to authentication through biometric elements such as the fingerprint or the FaceID, in fact, companies can guarantee the security of their users without the use of additional passwords or hardware.
The estimates of the last two years highlight the urgent need for authentication tools that comply with the security levels associated with SCA – Strong Customer Authentication since SMS-OTP (single password via SMS) is no longer sufficient to limit cybercrime actions.
“In the last three months, Italians have tested“ connected life ”and continue to use mobile devices more and more than PCs, therefore companies will have to focus more on the user experience which must be not only easy but also highly secure. In particular, according to the latest data published by Audiweb, users who have consulted the web from tablets and smartphones are equal to 35 million – online activities which include, for example, also access to banking services “ says Lorenzo Rivaro, Sales Director Financial Services by G + D Mobile Security “In addition, with the rapid growth in the market for smartphones based on biometric security systems, the open source application standards present in FIDO are being mitigated by using independent ownership factors, already present in mobile devices. In fact, the FIDO mobile authentication system is not visible to the end consumer, who however enjoys a fluid and simple user experience “.
G + D uses the FIDO standard both in the banking sector and in general for all those companies interested in making their users access their digital content in a secure manner, a technology to support companies that want to guarantee access to their employees to a specific network or service. In fact, Fido meets the requirements of consumers, but also the needs related to the PSD2 legislation required by regulatory bodies and financial institutions.
Biometrics therefore represents the solution to support the new regulations related to security in digital payments, an element that characterizes the technological innovation of the German group Giesecke + Devrient, which in each solution focuses both on the evolution of current regulations and on the user behavior, designing simple and competitive products to support the challenges related to the new security approach required at an international level.
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The FIDO biometric authentication tool offers technological and marketing advantages, as well as scalable features on all platforms and mobile devices, IOS and Android. Unique features of the product include biometric detection and “screen blurring” when another face is detected.
Thanks to the FIDO solution, integrated for example in the banking app, the user will be able to log in with a biometric value such as FaceID or fingerprint by authenticating in a few seconds securely, without the use of additional passwords or hardware, a solution secure uniquely certified by Common Criteria.
A fluid user experience: the second authentication factor, in fact, takes place incognito through a public / private key exchange guaranteed by a challenge / response protocol between the device and a FIDO server, ensuring an optimal user experience.
With over 160 years of experience, the G + D Group is actively contributing to shape one of the most important trends of the future: security in global payment transactions, digital identities and data security, providing innovative products and solutions such as FIDO.
In addition, the FIDO mobile authentication solution offers a multiple choice of biometric options, based on a long-term industry standard and created with the support of leading mobile device companies.
