CPP and Prevx have entered into an agreement to offer UK banks and their customers increased protection against identity fraud. CPP will now add the new Prevx 3.0.5 to its latest version of identity protection alert product (IPA), an identity fraud policy that is offered to business partners, including many of the UK’s major banks and financial organisations.
Prevx 3.0.5 is an anti-malware solution that includes the new SafeOnline technology for protecting all online transactions from threats such as phishing, DNS poisoning, screen grabbing, man-in-the-browser and keystroke logging. IPA policyholders can download Prevx 3.0.5 and start banking, shopping and transacting online with confidence.
According to Prevx, the solution, which protects users’ bank account details and other confidential information, will coexist with existing security software, has minimal impact on the user experience and provides real-time protection to prevent infected PCs from compromising an online transaction.
Michael Lynch, head of identity protection at CPP, said: “The internet has become a haven for identity theft, as people often unwittingly disclose personal information that can be easily exploited by complex scams perpetrated by sophisticated malware. Following benchmarking tests performed against a range of competitive products, Prevx 3.0.5 was selected because of its comprehensive protection and, particularly, its innovative approach to securing the PC browser from online threats through the new SafeOnline component.
“We also liked the fact that the product has an extremely powerful integrated anti-malware component that works alongside other security solutions, which means that there is no impact on our customers’ experience because they don’t have to rip out an existing anti-malware product and replace it with Prevx 3.0.5. This layered approach actually makes their PCs that much safer.”
Mel Morris, CEO at Prevx, said: “Malware such as this bypasses the protection of the most popular security products on the market today, infecting thousands of PCs. Where these products fail, Prevx 3.0.5 has been successfully tested as 100% effective in protecting online transactions from prevalent and voracious threats including Zeus. CPP is undoubtedly a leader in the UK identity protection market, so its exclusive selection of our technology to protect its one million existing customers is a powerful testament to the strength of the solution.”
Prevx specializes in internet and PC security leveraging the cloud-based threat database with knowledge of more than 140mn software applications and 20mn known malicious objects, supported by automated malware research operation.
The CPP Group Plc (CPP) is an international marketing services business offering bespoke customer management solutions to multi-sector business partners.
