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Poor authentication increases risk of identity fraud

The latest survey from the DTI into the IT security of UK businesses has revealed that firms could be making themselves more vulnerable by using software-based two-factor authentication rather than hardware tokens.

Software tokens, where a small file is placed on a user's computer, have been adopted by many firms as a relatively cheap way of increasing security. Telecoms and technology companies are the highest adopters.

But Chris Potter, the partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers who compiled the survey, told vnunet.com that in some cases such systems led to more identity theft not less. Poor authentication increases risk of identity fraud - vnunet.com

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