The Anonymous Widower

Banks and Trusteer

There was an article in The Times last Saturday talking about how some banks ask you to load software called Trusteer on your computer to protect yourself.

I won’t! And if my bank insists I do, there are plenty more other banks out there.

Just having the software on your machine, is an indication, that you may have secure data there.

All of my secure work is done on a machine, which is unattached to my network and nothing is written down, that would be any use to a criminal. That is unless he could find where my passwords are stored in my safe deposit box with C’s jewellery. And that is ten miles from where I live!

I’m not saying that I know more about security than banks, but I mistrust deals like this, especially, where keylogging is involved. The banks should follow Zopa’s lead and create an unbreakable and totally secure login, that is impossible for a criminal to use, as unless he is a mind reader, he won’t know answers to the questions they ask.

October 12, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Computing | Banks, Fraud, Internet, Software