StrikeForce Technologies Is Awarded Its Third Patent for Its Out-of-Band Authentication Technology
May 13 2014 - 11:52AM
Marketwired
StrikeForce Technologies Is Awarded Its Third Patent for Its
Out-of-Band Authentication Technology
Patent Includes Important Mobile Claims, Mobile Biometrics and
Utilizing Mobile Device's Multiple Channels to Authenticate the End
User
EDISON, NJ--(Marketwired - May 13, 2014) - StrikeForce
Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SFOR), a company that specializes in
Cyber Security for the prevention of Identity Theft and Data
Breaches, announced today that it has been granted its third patent
for "Multi-Channel Device Utilizing A Centralized Out-of-Band
Authentication System" from the United States Patent Office (Patent
No. 8,713,701).
"Being awarded this third patent and with one pending for
Out-of-Band Authentication is a big win with great timing for
StrikeForce," said Mark L. Kay, CEO. "The mobile claims covering
mobile authentication applications further strengthens our
sales position, while Cyber Security has become the #1 security
issue for banks, health care providers, law firms, insurance
companies and many others; as well as in our continuing efforts to
enforce our patents through licensing and litigation against
potential infringers such as Phone Factor and First Midwest Bancorp
for starters."
According to research firm IDC, employee-owned smart phones
accounted for more than 50% of business smart phones sold in 2013.
According to Forrester's 2013 Mobile Workforce Adoption Trends
report published February 4th, 2013, "BYOD includes the 258 million
global information workers who chose their own laptop and also the
129 million workers who paid for a smartphone for work."
"We are very excited about this extensive market opportunity
that our ProtectID® Out-of-Band Multi-Factor Authentication product
provides for mobile devices. ProtectID is perfectly positioned at
the intersection of the hottest three trends, Mobility
(e.g. iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices), Cloud
Computing (e.g. Google & Salesforce) and the Steep
Rise of Security Threats (Man in the Middle Attacks, etc.) as
shown with some of our new clients and distributors," says Kay. Our
Patented ProtectID Out-of-Band Mobile Authentication Technology can
be used for the following:
- Secures access to Social Networking websites i.e.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
- Protects online banking access
- Protects online healthcare access by all, now
required
- Protects Remote Access for employees, meets 2-Factor
Authentication compliance
- Government -- Protects critical infrastructure and
citizens against cyber attacks
About StrikeForce: StrikeForce Technologies helps to prevent
cyber security online. Its products help protect consumers and
their families while banking and shopping online, and businesses in
"real time" against data loss and breaches. StrikeForce
Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SFOR) is headquartered in Edison, N.J.,
and can be reached at www.strikeforcetech.com or by phone at (732)
661-9641 or toll-free at (866) 787-4542.
StrikeForce Technologies' IR Contact Mark L. Kay CEO (732)
661-9641 marklkay@strikeforcetech.com StrikeForce Public Relations
Contact: George Waller (732) 661-9641
gwaller@strikeforcetech.com