VASCO lends its services to World Cup bettors
14 June, 2010
category: Digital ID
With the World Cup just beginning, fans from around the world are looking for secure and easy ways to place their bets on their winning team. VASCO Data Security has taken on the task of creating guidelines for the many individuals who will be placing their bets online.
The online betting world presents participants with more opportunities for hacking or man-in-the-middles threats during the process.
VASCO’s list of security measure that can be taken include making sure the betting Website is reputable and the operator is licensed; checking to see if the site has a privacy policy and secured with SSL; knowing exactly what you are betting for and how much it is going to cost; and choosing a channel that utilizes two-factor authentication.
VASCO has marketed their solutions to the World Cup community for this purpose. Both their original DIGIPASS and their recent DIGIPASS for Mobile product offer two-factor authentication with one-time-passcodes. Most of the e-betting sites use vulnerable static passwords and VASCO is hoping to limit the threat level by giving individuals the option to protect their online activity with a DIGIPASS security solution.
