What do you do if you need to prove your software is virtually hack-proof? Well, you could always hire a renowned former hacker to attempt to foil the system and mount a successful phishing attack. That’s just what 41st Parameter did. The company’s patented anti-fraud technology, dubbed TimeDiff Linking, is designed to protect banks against phishing scams and their resultant consumer security problems, online identity theft and fraud. But 41st Parameter CEO Ori Eisen knew banks wouldn’t simply take his word for it.
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Anti-Phishing Firm Hires Infamous Hacker
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 10, 2005 05:00 AMWhat do you do if you need to prove your software is virtually hack-proof? Well, you could always hire a renowned former hacker to attempt to foil the system and mount a successful phishing attack. That’s just what 41st Parameter did. The company’s patented anti-fraud technology, dubbed TimeDiff Linking, is designed to protect banks against phishing scams and their resultant consumer security problems, online identity theft and fraud. But 41st Parameter CEO Ori Eisen knew banks wouldn’t simply take his word for it.