TechMag turns to Vasco technology to protect servers

PRNewswire

OAKBROOK TERRACE — Vasco Data Security International Inc. announced that TechMag, a distributor of Vasco’s solutions in Brazil, has rolled out Vasco’s Digipass technology to secure its infrastructure.

To protect access to its local network and also to its database through strong authentication, TechMag chose to merge the use of two products of Vasco’s extensive product line: Digipass GO 3 and Digipass for Mobile 3.0, Vasco’s authentication solution for mobile platforms.

“Our commercial department employees use these devices to log on to Windows from their workstations, to access our local network, our VPN and the business-critical information available in our database. The implementation of Digipass into our corporate environment added an additional security layer by replacing fragile static passwords with dynamic one-time passwords,” said Daniela Gianconi, director of TechMag.

Digipass GO 3 generates a single-use secure password at the touch of a button. For each new operation, the device generates a new password, preventing its interception by fraudsters and increasing the system security exponentially.

Digipass for Mobile 3.0 is a software solution that delivers strong authentication using a mobile device. The technology leverages existing mobile platforms and eliminates the need of using additional hardware or software by end-users. It is independent of chip and is installed directly on the phone, eliminating the limitations of telephone provider coverage.

The deployment process, which went smoothly and was conducted in just one afternoon, avoided investments in end-user training.

“The Brazilian corporate market is still not fully aware of the need to protect and control access to internal data. Proof is the widespread use of static passwords which are much more vulnerable and feed the growing number of attacks and information theft within organizations,” said Gianconi.