Symbol-to-accept strengthens multi-factor authentication

One of the more popular ways of securing logins in recent times has been the use of push-to-accept technology, sending a verification message to a user's mobile device. However, this runs the risk of users inadvertently approving login requests that they didn't initiate. Adaptive access company SecureAuth is launching its new Symbol-to-accept technology to boost security without sacrificing convenience. The way it works is that a push message is still sent to the user's mobile, but using Symbol-to-accept, the user is presented with several 'accept' buttons displaying single, randomly-selected symbols. To successfully log in, the user selects the symbol that matches one… [Continue Reading]