That
Internet bank fraud begins, or that the police start taking such occurences more
seriously [yeah, right :-)].
Well, it all
boils down to good practise and the user's own experience with the Internet,
whether on his own or from his company's IT department. With the way things are
going right now, if local banks decided to provide such interfaces [I know one
that already does], it's very likely a few heads could get smart and start
taking money from people.
While the
users need to watch their Internet behaviour, the banks need to provide more
secure mechanisms of making online transactions. Things such as expiring and
encrypted access passwords and credentials, can go a long way mitigating such
'real' threats.
Regards,
Mark Tinka - CCNA
Network Engineer, Africa Online Uganda
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