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StrikeForce Technologies Awarded Second Patent For Out-of-Band Authentication Utilizing Mobile Devices
July 2013 by Marc Jacob
StrikeForce Technologies, Inc., a company that specializes in cyber security for the prevention of data breaches, announced today that it has been granted its second patent for “Multi-Channel Device Utilizing A Centralized Out-of-Band Authentication System” from the United States Patent Office.
“Being awarded this second patent is a huge win for StrikeForce because it significantly strengthens our position in a rapidly expanding marketplace, as well as our efforts to enforce our patents through licensing and litigation, as previously announced in our March 28th, 2013 press release focused on infringers such as Phone Factor and First Midwest Bancorp,” said Mark L. Kay, CEO. “Mobile devices have become the new communication and computing norm for business, government, retail and pleasure; 87% of American adults now own a cell phone’ (Source: Pew Research Center) and businesses are leveraging mobile devices by enabling employees and customers to access corporate networks and websites by using mobile devices to perform two-factor out-of-band authentication from anywhere at any time.”
“We are very excited about the extensive market opportunity that our ProtectID® Out-of-Band Multi-Factor Authentication provides for mobile devices. ProtectID is perfectly positioned at the intersection of the hottest three trends, Mobility (e.g. iPhone, BlackBerry and Android), Cloud Computing (e.g. Google & Salesforce) and the Steep Rise of Security Threats (man in the middle attacks, etc.),” added Kay. “Our patented ProtectID out-of-band mobile authentication technology can be used for:
•?Securing access to social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube,
among others.
•?Protecting online banking access
•?Protecting remote access for employees (meets two-factor authentication compliance)
•?Government – Protecting critical infrastructure and citizens against cyber attacks
