REINER SCT Banking Day in Heidelberg

Andreas Dill, Sales Manager Banks at REINER SCT, opened the event as host and Heidelberg “local” with a witty laudatory speech about his home town.
Markus Stiefelhagen from KSK Cologne reported on how his bank is facing up to the challenges of the new media and how KSK manages to create proximity via the Internet – even when the customer is in Australia instead of the Rhineland.
It was surprising how many older customers used this service.
The oldest customer is 93 years old and is pleased that he can finally use the video chat function to carry out banking transactions again without having to ask for help to get to the bank.
Markus Wortmann, criminologist and chairman of the “sicheres Netz” association, made it clear that security on the Internet is a very important issue.
The protection of identity and privacy should not be an annoying compulsory exercise, he said, but something that every user should be very aware of.
He also made it clear that it is not just young people who are at risk online.
His descriptions of the possible consequences of too little protection online got under the skin of many participants and, according to some, prompted them to re-examine their own online behavior and security measures.
After the coffee break – which was used intensively for discussions about Wortmann’s presentation – former hacker Marko Rogge from “Conturn” reported on attacks on mobile devices.
The participants were amazed at how easily seemingly secure devices can be tricked.
The often-heard advice of simply not downloading anything from the internet and not surfing the web in future would certainly help, but would run counter to the usage scenario of the devices – and is therefore simply unrealistic.
Rogge’s presentation was enthusiastically received, particularly because it was vivid and authentic.
The interesting day concluded with a presentation by REINER SCT Managing Director Andreas Staiger on the event’s main topic.
He discussed the fact that in just a few years’ time, most online banking transactions will be processed on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.
“If you look at how specifically attackers have targeted the security gaps in the SMS TAN procedure, it becomes clear that banks are facing a new challenge here,” said Staiger.
The increasing professionalization on the part of the attackers can only be countered by truly secure systems and educated customers.
Here, the further development of the chipTAN procedure towards devices linked via Bluetooth offers a good opportunity to establish the necessary security. About REINER SCT: REINER SCT has been developing, manufacturing and distributing readers for chip cards since 1997.
The company specializes in high-quality home banking security solutions for banks and their customers as well as intuitive time recording and access control systems for small and medium-sized companies.
REINER SCT develops and produces in Germany and offers all services from a single source, including sales and end customer service. With the new chip card readers for the electronic ID card, REINER SCT is a pioneer for the innovative use of IT in the public sector. The company operates worldwide and is part of the REINER Group, which has been family-owned since 1913. It is based in Furtwangen in the Black Forest and employs 45 people. Further information can be found at: www.reiner-sct.com. Contact for the press: REINER SCT Reiner Kartengeräte GmbH & Co KG Robert Eichhorn Goethestr.
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