• DocumentCode
    3229590
  • Title

    Virus attack to the PC bank

  • Author

    De La Puente, Fernando ; González, Santiago ; Sandoval, Juan D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Ingenieria Telematica, Univ. of Las Palmas, Spain
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    304
  • Lastpage
    310
  • Abstract
    The PC bank may be the most time-saving banking innovation since the ATM. However, it also brings new possibilities for thieves. This is mainly because we still haven´t completely solved the growing problem of computer viruses and Trojans that can act on our computers against our will. Several methods are used against them, although none of these can be considered 100% effective. Even more, most personal computers have little or no virus protection, so they are very easy to attack. This can become a problem as nearly all PC banking systems rely on authentication with identification passwords. This system is very vulnerable and we show that it doesn´t provide enough protection for users who want to make transfer operations from their accounts
  • Keywords
    bank data processing; computer viruses; microcomputer applications; microcomputers; PC bank; Trojans; authentication; computer viruses; identification passwords; virus protection; Authentication; Banking; Computer viruses; Cryptography; Internet; Microcomputers; Programming profession; Protection; Technological innovation; Viruses (medical);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Security Technology, 1999. Proceedings. IEEE 33rd Annual 1999 International Carnahan Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5247-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCST.1999.797929
  • Filename
    797929