Mobile Banking Security: Challenges, Solutions

July 17, 2014

There are over 1.2 billion smartphone users worldwide.1 Individuals adopt smartphones not only to surf the Internet but to download and use entertainment, information, social sites, shopping, travel and banking apps — among other things. This has led to numerous opportunities for organizations to roll out mobile applications that not only engage and drive loyalty but also garner additional revenue. Organizations are substantially increasing spend on mobile application development to help employees/customers increase their productivity while delivering a more intuitive user experience.2.

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As of December 4, 2009, ScanSafe was acquired by Cisco Systems. ScanSafe is the first and largest global provider of SaaS Web Security, ensuring a safe and productive Internet environment for organizations. ScanSafe solutions keep viruses and spyware off corporate networks and allow organizations to control and secure the use of the Web and instant messaging. As a fully managed service, ScanSafe's solutions require no hardware, upfront capital costs or maintenance and provide unparalleled real-time threat protection. Powered by its proactive, multilayered Outbreak Intelligence™ threat detection technology, ScanSafe scans more than 10 billion Web requests per month and blocks more than 1 billion threats each year for customers in over 90 countries.

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