Living in Reno

I was logging into my bank account the other day, and I realized that while the site does have various levels of security, my World of Warcraft account is more secure. I use the Blizzard authenticator system which uses an security token to generate a number, which I then enter so I can log in and play. Why doesn’t my bank have this technology? It’s not exactly difficult to implement, the technology can be licensed (as seen with Blizzard) and you can get software now that will support the encryption that you can install on your phone, which eliminates the need for even the physical security token.

Read more…