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mijcar wrote:j,
I can't answer the first one for you. If you do online banking, you've already the made the decision to take that risk. Using Identity Safe to manage your passwords isn't too much different than what you are already doing.
There is, however, one slight difference and that might matter to you. At the moment, if you want to get into your bank account, it's totally between you and your bank. Type in the password and user id and you're there.
However, Identity Safe does do pretty much what you asked about. It stores the password and user id, not online, but on your computer. The information is as safe as a) the location where it is saved is kept hidden and b) the level of encryption of that database. Thus, you have added one item of vulnerability.
Now, I have heard it argued that if you're not typing your own bank password, then you aren't risking a key-reader stealth program from collecting your password. That's misleading. All the key-reader stealth program has to do is collect the password and id you use to launch Identity Safe.
Message Edited by mijcar on 10-04-2008 10:20 PM
This is correct. It is all saved locally. Most hackers use some sort off keylogger to steal your password some use other ways, so you still need to be very carefull with yourpersonal information
I think identity safe is a good idea. If you do have a keylogger present then auto-filling some the required info will prevent that info going out.
Couple this with the outgoing data protection feature and you should be OK.
a) where else would you keep it? Yeah ID safe is ok. Norton's firewall and intrusion prevention systems are polished.
b) No its stored locally.
c) No its stored locally thats why you can use it when offline.
I have some questions regarding Norton Identity Safe 2009
a) Is it advisable to use Identity Safe to keep very sensitive login information such as bank account login ones?
b) I feel like my Identity Safe profile is stored online, in my Norton account. Is it true?
c) Does Identity Safe also store our logins/passwords at Norton online server?
Thanks in advance for answers.
There is a keylogger that Norton can't detect...
Magic Lantern.
Tech0utsider wrote:
There is a keylogger that Norton can't detect...
Magic Lantern.
I think what you mean is that it purposefully will not detect it as malcious, right?
Will Norton detect illegitimate variants?
So it purposefully will not detect it. Well, thats a gaping hole to be exploited...
I apologize; I’m a bit confused; what did you mean by Symantec can’t detect Magic Lantern? My followup was more for clarification on your previous statement.
Why not send the file to Symantec so they can get into it
j,
I can't answer the first one for you. If you do online banking, you've already the made the decision to take that risk. Using Identity Safe to manage your passwords isn't too much different than what you are already doing.
There is, however, one slight difference and that might matter to you. At the moment, if you want to get into your bank account, it's totally between you and your bank. Type in the password and user id and you're there.
However, Identity Safe does do pretty much what you asked about. It stores the password and user id, not online, but on your computer. The information is as safe as a) the location where it is saved is kept hidden and b) the level of encryption of that database. Thus, you have added one item of vulnerability.
Now, I have heard it argued that if you're not typing your own bank password, then you aren't risking a key-reader stealth program from collecting your password. That's misleading. All the key-reader stealth program has to do is collect the password and id you use to launch Identity Safe.