Comments on: ING Direct’s New Security Feature http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vickie Bartlett http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-304654 Vickie Bartlett Sat, 30 May 2009 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-304654 If it works from their server it sounds good, but if it works like my former bank's did, using a cookie on my computer than it sucks, I delete cookies when I close Firefox. Made it more of a pain than it was worth. One of the things I do for all of my bills, is I have the sites bookmarked and only enter through my bookmarks. I use Roboform too, so if by chance the site was hijacked, my password information will not automatically be available like it is if I am at the correct site. If it works from their server it sounds good, but if it works like my former bank’s did, using a cookie on my computer than it sucks, I delete cookies when I close Firefox. Made it more of a pain than it was worth.

One of the things I do for all of my bills, is I have the sites bookmarked and only enter through my bookmarks. I use Roboform too, so if by chance the site was hijacked, my password information will not automatically be available like it is if I am at the correct site.

]]> By: Shawn L. http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-12759 Shawn L. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:26:58 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-12759 It's essentially a reverse-password. You enter a password to prove you are who you are. They provide a password to prove you are on the right site, and not a phisher's site. It's an old spy movie cliche. Simple, yet effective. It’s essentially a reverse-password.

You enter a password to prove you are who you are. They provide a password to prove you are on the right site, and not a phisher’s site.

It’s an old spy movie cliche. Simple, yet effective.

]]> By: denon http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-11548 denon Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:41:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-11548 hmm .. what's to stop a phishing site from suckering people into getting their basic info, then displaying the image? Is the image going to show up immediately based on a local cookie? Either way, it seems like they could ask for basic creds, do a remote http pull from ING, get your image, and make you feel all warm and fuzzy, followed by a large ACH to Abudabi. hmm .. what’s to stop a phishing site from suckering people into getting their basic info, then displaying the image? Is the image going to show up immediately based on a local cookie?

Either way, it seems like they could ask for basic creds, do a remote http pull from ING, get your image, and make you feel all warm and fuzzy, followed by a large ACH to Abudabi.

]]> By: Darrin http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-11455 Darrin Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:20:44 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-11455 Yeah...they're just copying BoA...but...it IS a good idea. Darrin Yeah…they’re just copying BoA…but…it IS a good idea.

Darrin

]]> By: Financial Freedumb http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-11454 Financial Freedumb Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:11:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-11454 ING has been pretty aggressive about security...a plus. I wish all financial institutions took security as seriously. ING has been pretty aggressive about security…a plus. I wish all financial institutions took security as seriously.

]]> By: Jason http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-11439 Jason Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:32:20 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-11439 Yea, boa does use this. I have had an account with them for several months because of a signup bonus and I think they added it shortly after I signed up. At first I thought it was kinda annoying but the more I think about it it is a good idea. Yea, boa does use this. I have had an account with them for several months because of a signup bonus and I think they added it shortly after I signed up. At first I thought it was kinda annoying but the more I think about it it is a good idea.

]]> By: Kira http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html/comment-page-1#comment-11437 Kira Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:32:18 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ing-directs-new-security-feature.html#comment-11437 I think Bank of America is doing this too and I think it's a neat idea - although I think a lot of fraud thwarted by this could also be thwarted by people being a little smarter about what they click on. I worry though that the images could be cached somewhere on your computer and eventually somebody will figure out how to access them and display them on a phishing site. I think Bank of America is doing this too and I think it’s a neat idea – although I think a lot of fraud thwarted by this could also be thwarted by people being a little smarter about what they click on. I worry though that the images could be cached somewhere on your computer and eventually somebody will figure out how to access them and display them on a phishing site.

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