RSA Targets Advanced Threats And 'Account Takeover' Attacks With New RSA® Adaptive Authentication Solution

BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 

News Summary:

• RSA ^® Adaptive Authentication On Premise solution uses a Big Data approach to help combat threats posed by more than 30 million variants of malware targeting end users for account takeover attacks
• According to recent research by Aite Group, in 2011, account takeover attacks costs corporations over $400 million, a number that is expected to grow by 94% in 2016 
• The latest version of the RSA Adaptive Authentication On Premise solution is designed to enhance mobile defense and Trojan Detection capabilities and adds innovative ATM channel protection

Full Story:

RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced major enhancements to its RSA ^® Adaptive Authentication On Premise solution designed to help organizations in wide range of industries achieve the right balance of security against advanced threats, like those posed by Zeus, Citadel and the recently discovered Gozi Prinimalka Trojan, without compromising end user experience.

According to recent research by Aite Group, account takeover attacks resulted in over $400 million in losses in 2011, which are expected to grow by 94% to nearly $800 million by 2016.   Powered by the RSA ^® Risk Engine, the RSA Adaptive Authentication solution is engineered to mitigate the risk of account takeover by using a 'Big Data' approach to risk, drawing from a series of more than 100 different risk indicators, including device identification and behavior profiling, to validate user activity.  With an estimated 30 million pieces of malware targeting end users for account takeover, the latest RSA Adaptive Authentication solution is built to address changing customer requirements for convenience and ease of use while providing effective security against cybercriminal threats.

Enhanced Trojan Defenses

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