As online fraud poses an ever increasing threat to internet banking users, Barclays Bank is ensuring its customers are better protected by offering discounted F-secure internet security software to all those holding a Barclays online account.
The package consists of anti-virus, anti-spyware and rootkit detection to guard against a multitude of threats customers could fall victim to as a result of insufficient security.
Computer Weekly quoted senior operations manager at Barclays Bank, David Mitchell, as saying, When it comes to online banking, this means not just ensuring that our own processes are completely secure, but also that the customer’s own machine PC is protected, so that the whole transaction is totally safe.
Barclays is one of a number of banks that have taken measures to ensure that online banking users are fully aware of the risks associated with online transactions.