Entrust Hosts Leading Financial Institutions, Explores Cross-Channel Solutions for Fighting Online Fraud

Trusted expert for securing financial institutions, Entrust hosts peer-to-peer discussion of emerging fraud threats and solutions at London forum

DALLAS, Nov. 26 -- As the preferred security provider to seven of the top-10 global financial institutions, Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU) , will host the Fraud Forum and Technical Advisory Council on Dec. 4 at 8 a.m. GMT in London, England.

"Those in charge of online security for today's trusted financial institutions face a critical and complex challenge to help detect and prevent online fraud," said Entrust Director of Identity Products Steve Neville. "By hosting a forum with the leading financial institutions in the world, we can further explore lessons in fraud from the front lines and demonstrate solutions that help reduce fraud loss, strengthen brand image and protect online customers."

The forum's goal is to promote the peer-to-peer exchange of current and emerging fraud threats and explore best practices for implementing rapid, cost-effective counter-measures. A pair of Entrust experts, as well as several customers, will present during the special event. Steve Neville, Entrust's director of identity products, will deliver "Entrust Product Roadmap: Overview & Input Session." Entrust Vice President Terry Schoen will illustrate the importance of fraud detection and prevention.

Topics of the forum will include Fraud Detection & Prevention: Current Global Situations & Solutions; Customer Deployment Experiences: Lessons from the Front Lines; Fraud Pain Points & Detection/Prevention Approaches; and technology recommendations.

Components of an affordable, comprehensive fraud prevention platform, Entrust provides fraud detection, multifactor authentication, identity-proofing and EV SSL digital certificates for banks and financial institutions.

Entrust currently secures many of the world's elite brands with its fraud detection and multifactor authentication offerings, including DnB Nor, Expedia, Commerce Bank, Bank of New Zealand, Banco Santander Santiago, Goteborg University, Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand, SCHUFA, Arbetsformedligen, Alaska Law Enforcement Information Sharing System, Vejle Amt, Aristex, Swedish National Labor Market Administration, Skanska and more.

Entrust's risk-based authentication platform includes Entrust IdentityGuard and Entrust Authority PKI for authentication, Entrust TransactionGuard for real-time fraud monitoring and the Open Fraud Intelligence Network for fraud data sharing.

As a part of a layered security strategy, Entrust also delivers EV SSL certificates that, in conjunction with newer browsers like Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 3, enable users to easily recognize they are on a valid or fraudulent site via a green-colored address bar.

More information about Entrust's risk-based authentication solution can be found by visiting http://www.entrust.com/consumer-authentication.

About Entrust

Entrust [NASDAQ: ENTU] secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in more than 1,700 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security. For information, call 888-690-2424, e-mail entrust at entrust.com or visit http://www.entrust.com/.

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