Trend Micro Inc. unveiled DirectPass, a new password management solution designed to organize and manage passwords.

DirectPass provides consumers with an efficient way to manage their online activities, while offering extra security measures to keep their credentials safe. Trend Micro DirectPass uses cloud technology to sync online credentials across multiple devices.

The average online user has multiple accounts; however, the majority of people fail to manage their passwords in a secure manner. According to a recent Trend Micro survey, 75% of consumers have ten accounts or more, yet only 20% say they use third-party software to manage their passwords.

"We know that most security threats arise when passwords are forgotten or because users try to remember them by writing them down or worse, making them weak in order to easily commit them to memory," says Carol Carpenter, general manager of Trend Micro. "With the introduction of DirectPass, Trend Micro's goal is to lower users' risks of running into malicious intent by heightening the security of their passwords in an easy way that also doesn't interfere with their day-to-day digital life."

DirectPass features include:
•    Manage all passwords and login IDs in one secure location.
•    Login to websites without the need to re-enter credentials—users only have to remember one password.
•    Automatically fill personal information into web forms accurately and safely.
•    A secure browser for banking or financial websites.
•    Mitigation against keylogging malware.
•    A text-entry feature to store private information that is completely protected.

 

 

[This article was posted on March 27, 2012, on the website of ABA Banking Journal, www.ababj.com.]      

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