Deepnet Security and TeleSign Team to deliver telephone-based two-factor authentication
Deepnet Security launches new generation of its unified authentication platform that supports TeleSign’s Telephone Verification Service
London, UK & BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 14, 2011. Deepnet Security, a leading provider of multi-factor authentication solutions and TeleSign, a leading provider of telephone verification services, today made a joint announcement that Deepnet DualShield 5.0 has integrated the support of TeleSign’s telephone verification services.
DualShield 5.0 is the new generation of the Deepnet’s flagship product, Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform that is being used by hundreds of enterprise and government organisations worldwide to protect remote and online accesses with multi-factor authentication. TeleSign’s real time telephone verification sends an automated voice call or SMS to an end user with a one-time code that is entered into the computer to continue.
“With over 100 million transactions processed, TeleSign is the most respected name in the field of telephone verification. We are very pleased to announce the partnership with TeleSign”, said Yurong Lin, Chief Executive Officer of Deepnet Security. “Users like DualShield unified authentication platform as it offers the largest selection of authentication methods that enables them to select the authenticators that suit their work and life styles. TeleSign’s phone verification services will be a valuable authentication method that further broadens our unique offerings and benefits our customers.
ABOUT DEEPNET SECURITY
Deepnet Security provides enterprises, financial institutions and government organisations with the most flexible, multi-factor authentication solutions that are user friendly and cost effective. Its key product, DualShield Unified Authentication Platform, provides two-factor and two-way authentication for a variety of VPN, Web, Cloud and enterpesie applications in one single security platform. Its unique authentication products include on-demand, hardware, software and mobile phone based one-time passwords, keystroke biometrics, virtual smart cards and device authentication.
ABOUT TELESIGN
Founded in 2005, TeleSign is the market leader in Out of Band authentication and verification services. Processing over a million verification events per day in more than 200 countries in 50 languages, TeleSign is one the fastest growing security vendors in the United States. TeleSign is relied upon by some of the top websites in the world to stop spam, bulk registrations, and fraud.