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And yet you still see banking security that insists on alphanumeric password only and no 2FA. Seriously, that's screwed up. That being said, banks have insuran
by kiba 13y ago
And yet you still see banking security that insists on alphanumeric password only and no 2FA.
Seriously, that's screwed up. That being said, banks have insurance and all that jazz. So even though the state of security is not that great, it seems that you are less likely to get screwed incase of a screwup.
- bananas 13y agoNot seen that in Europe for a long time. In fact all four UK bank accounts I have use two-factor auth.
- vertex-four 13y agoMy UK bank account (Bank of Scotland) does not have two-factor auth, and there's no stated plans to implement it, as far as I can tell.
- bananas 13y agoMy RBS and Natwest accounts both have CAP devices: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program Edit: apparently I don't need them any more. HSBC does still require it though.
- arethuza 13y agoThey used to offer 2 factor authentication to some personal account holders but they have removed that and it only appears to be available for business accounts: https://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/online/portal/ https://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/online/portal/
- bananas 13y agoThat's news to me - not that I've logged into my accounts for a few months! :)