It incorporates a locked down Web browser that is protected against malware from the host PC, and may also be configured to allow users to visit only specific websites. Once the IronKey device is successfully unlocked, its virtualized operating system automatically runs, and a secure Web browser launches and goes directly to the bank's website. Corporate banking customers simply plug it into a computer, and enter their device password. IronKey Trusted Access for Banking is a purpose-built application of the IronKey multifunction security device.

The IronKey solution isolates access to the online corporate banking system from the host PC, creating a trusted virtual computing environment and protecting commercial banking customers from current and next-generation malware and fraud schemes.' 'We are committed to helping our corporate banking customers protect their customers against these threats. 'Organized cyber crime rings have begun to shift away from massive phishing attacks against individual commercial banking customers, and instead are targeting bigger players including corporate banks,' said David Jevans, CEO of IronKey. A recent Symantec report states there are 70,330 unique variants of the Zeus banking Trojan malware, with the true absolute figure to be much higher, making it hard to detect, and one of the top risks to users of online corporate banking services. The computer security industry is discovering increased numbers of malicious software variants that are designed to steal identity credentials and perform fraudulent transactions from the computers of infected banking users. This new product is an application and services suite that leverages the capabilities of IronKey's Trusted Computing Environment platform to allow banks to provide identity protection, strong authentication and fraud protection at the endpoint for corporate banking customers. 23 /PRNewswire/ - To help address the serious dangers posed by ever more sophisticated malicious software ('malware') that is infecting the computers of users of corporate online banking services, IronKey, the leader in secure and managed portable computing solutions, today announced its Trusted Access for Banking solution.

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