Secure Browsing Service Honored for Excellence in Securing Online Banking Sessions

 NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2010 –Trusteer, the leading provider of secure browsing services, today announced that it has won the coveted 2010 Excellence in Consumer Protection Services Award from the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) for its secure browsing services. The OTA Awards program recognizes exceptional companies and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to preserving and improving online safety for consumers, business and government services. Trusteer was recognized at the 5th Annual Online Trust & Cyber Security Forum on September 23rd in Washington DC.

“The Online Trust Awards were created to recognize individuals, companies, and technologies that enhance consumer protection while protecting the brands of companies that do business on the web from emerging threats,” said Craig Spiezle, Executive Director, Online Trust Alliance. “Trusteer is a true innovator is this regard. They earned the Excellence in Consumer Protection Services Award this year for their secure browsing service that transparently protects consumers from financial malware while allowing more than 70 financial institutions worldwide to reduce fraud losses and preserve customer trust in their online banking services.”

The Trusteer secure browser service protects banking and other online sessions by blocking attacks and then disinfecting machines that are infected with financial malware. When a Trusteer user browses to sensitive websites such as internet banking, Webmail, or online payment pages, the service immediately locks down the browser and creates a tunnel for safe communication with the web site. This prevents malware from injecting data and stealing information entered and presented in the browser. The service is directly connected to the bank (or other online business protected by Trusteer) and to Trusteer’s 24x7 fraud analysis service. Attempts to steal money from consumers protected by Trusteer are immediately detected by the bank or operator of the website and are blocked using various layers of protection.

“Winning the Consumer Protection Services Excellence Award from the Online Trust Alliance is a special honor,” said Mickey Boodaei, CEO of Trusteer. “The OTA is respected around the globe for bringing businesses, government, and educational institutions together to enhance online trust and security of ecommerce and online services. Being recognized by the OTA, whose membership is a who’s who of the internet security industry, is a powerful endorsement for Trusteer’s secure browsing services.”

About Trusteer

            Trusteer, the world’s leading provider of secure browsing services, helps prevent financial malware attacks through its Rapport and Flashlight services. Trusteer Rapport enables banks and online businesses to protect sensitive data such as account holder credentials from malware by locking down the browser and creating a tunnel for safe communication between the web site and customers’ machines. It also prevents phishing by validating site authenticity. Trusteer Flashlight allows remote, effective, and instant investigation of malware-related fraud incidents. Trusteer’s solutions are used by more than 70 leading financial organizations in North America and Europe and by more than 12 million of their customers. Trusteer is a privately held corporation led by former executives from RSA Security, Imperva, and Juniper. Follow us on www.Twitter.com/Trusteer. For more information about our products and services, please visit www.trusteer.com.

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