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UK banks not too good online

David Allen — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:44:16 +0000

The UK’s top five banks did not fair too well when they were road tested by the finance 1000 website index, this is where banking and finance websites are tested and graded to certain standards.

Yet none of the UK’s top five banks websites made it into the top ten, in fact the UK’s leading finance website for compliance, performance and accessibility, is the site operated by Intelligent Finance.

How the websites were tested:
Accessibility to A, AA and AAA guidelines
First page, metadata and download times
Server response times
Reported site errors reported and errors per page
Site HTML warnings reported and warnings per page
Calculated site download speed

The UK finance website that showed the most improvement was the Thinc Group, its website moved 884 places up the table to 11th spot.

Source [Real Wire]

ING offers safer online banking

David Allen — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:44:21 +0000

ING Direct is launching a nice little piece of software which is going to help the security between their website and their customer’s computer.

This means that even if the computer has been infected with a programme such as malware or spyware, which is great for all computer users as this adds another level of security which helps the customers feel much safer.

The programme that they are using is called Rapport, this is made by company called Trusteer based in Israel.

The software creates a secure pipeline which the data can be pushed down without the fear of it being copied by the software which is within malware or spyware, this will take usernames and passwords which will put all of your finances in danger.

Source [Washington Post]

Banks need to be more secure

David Allen — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:18:29 +0000

We have heard a lot recently about data loses, these were mainly by large government organisations like the DVLA, but this also happens in the private sector where details of bank customers have been found in bins and credit cards are routinely swiped by staff in stores and restaurants in order for them to use the credit card themselves or sell it on.

But banks are in a situation where they need to run a fast efficient business and keep top security too, this is not always possible and some times something is left out of the equation and this is when problems occur.

There is a need for banks and retailers to prioritise their IT systems, with strict asset management and auditing, and when there is the development of new software this really needs to be totally secure and safe with no back doors and produced by known companies who operate a secure working area, then and only then will the data be secure and safe.

Source [IT Director]