The electronic age we live in is under attack by information outlaws who love profiting from the good record of others. Now more than ever, organizations need a secure method to verify the identity of every person with whom they do business. The popular, yet archaic, method of relying on passwords alone is steadily dying. The new kid in town is two-factor authentication, designed to combat fraud and make the business world more secure. Two-factor authentication is a security process that confirms user identities using two distinctive factors - something they have and something they know. By requiring two different forms of electronic identification, corporations reduce the risk of fraud and create greater assurance that the Internet is a safe place to do business.
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