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Global Hauri Secures Banco de Credito e Inversiones of Chile (BCI) to Prevent Identity Theft
Global Hauri, provider of real-time virus eradication and publisher of ViRobot antivirus software, announced that it has been awarded an exclusive contract by the Banco de Credito e Inversiones of Chile (BCI) to provide data security for all financial data using Global Hauri's unique LiveCall Suite, a security tool to prevent fraud and identity theft for any online transaction. With LiveCall, BCI will be able to assess the potential security threat of a client PC. BCI allows critical transactions only if the client computer is clear of any malicious code or BCI will advise the user to clean their PC before a transaction is allowed.
"Hauri's idea to bring BCI's security standards to the end-user is a great concept," comments Mr. Alfredo Guerrero, one of the Chiefs of Technologic Innovation of Banco de Credito e Inversiones of Chile (BCI). "We are very pleased with the feedback from our online clients."
"Online fraud and hacking into systems has increased sharply," explains Carlos Lang, president of Hauri Latinoamerica S.A. "Phishing scams, where the perpetrators send out legitimate-looking e-mails appearing to come from well-known websites such as eBay, PayPal, MSN, Yahoo! and America Online, in an effort to phish for personal and financial information, are also on the rise in Latin America."
"We are very proud to partner with Banco de Credito e Inversiones of Chile (BCI). BCI is known for its sophisticated e-banking offerings," explains Eric Kwon, CEO of Global Hauri. "Chile's banking industry made enormous leaps within the past 3 years. They have incorporated the use of Internet very rapidly. BCI on of the top 25 in Best Banking Websites in a report published by Speer & Associates. The US-based financial services consulting firm analyzed the websites of 148 banking institutions in North, Central, and South America and placed Chile's BCI among the best 25 in its overall ranking. We are proud to support BCI's security."
Hauri developed LiveCall to address the problem of increased identity theft through "Trojan" keystroke-tracking programs resulting in the risk of "terminating" a secure network in an "untrustworthy" PC. A "hijacked" PC could send customers login ID and password to a widely available hacking tool slipped into the PC. That means that a hacker can receive key logging information from the victim's computer before it is encrypted by PKI. It is not practical for a bank to expect all its online customers to have PCs updated with the latest antivirus scans and firewalls.
Hauri's solution not only benefits banking and e-tail sites, LiveCall's capabilities could be used by ISPs to keep the vast population of home PCs clean of this kind of threat. When logging on to a website in order to purchase goods or make payments through a bank account, a small program downloads to the user's PC and checks for any Trojans. LiveCall, controlling this application, sits on a server at the other end of the web connection. LiveCall not only looks for typical Trojan behavior, such as recording keystrokes, listening in on communications, or accessing a network, it also affects a complete memory scan, a unique feature. When it finds a Trojan, it blocks the transaction and offers to remove it from the client's PC before continuing any further transaction.
Global Hauri's technology won this year's The Best Awards Software at RetailVision spring 2004, confirming their market recognition and following Hauri's recent entrance into Microsoft Virus Information Alliance (MS VIA) as a leading security provider. Global Hauri's flagship ViRobot Expert antivirus software has been awarded the Trojan Checkmark and "Antivirus Level 1 and 2" certification by West Coast Labs, one of the most respected independent IT security organizations in the world. ViRobot Expert has also been awarded the "VB 100%" for Windows XP by the Virus Bulletin. Hauri also received the prestigious 'Designed for Windows XP certification', which designates the highest degree of compliance with Microsoft Windows technical standards. 15.11.2004, Global Hauri
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