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Wing Lung Leads Local Banks With State-of-the-Art Authentication for e-Banking Customers

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Overview Wing Lung Bank, founded in 1933, is among the oldest local Chinese banks in Hong Kong. Strongly committed to its motto of 'Progress with Prudence, Service with Sincerity', the Bank has developed an enviable reputation of providing personalized and sincere service to customers. As the online banking phenomenon grows, so too does the concern regarding online security. Indeed, online banking was threatened worldwide with more than 23,610 phishing reports registered in February 2007, according to the Phishing Attack Trends Report-February 2007 from the Anti-Phishing Working Group. Bank deployed two-factor authentication, a highly secured method intended to offer greater protection and peace of mind to Internet bankers.

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Publisher	Thales	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Network Security, Security Management, Online Banking

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