HOUSTON -- To increase security protection forits online banking customers, Amegy Bank announced today that it haslaunched SecurEntry. SecurEntry is a free feature that is designed to helpprohibit fraud and identity theft by adding an extra layer of security tothe login process. SecurEntry meets the Federal Financial InstitutionsExamination Council's guidance for all financial institutions to addsecurity measures to their online banking services.
Online banking customers will continue to have the same login ID andpassword, but will now also have a second level of authentication. Thefirst time customers login, they will be asked to set up their personalizedSecurEntry, which includes selecting a secret picture, phrase, andchallenge questions and answers that are known only to the customer. Onsubsequent visits, customers will be shown the selected picture so they canbe assured they are accessing Amegy Bank's Web site and not an impostersite.
"With internet fraud becoming more and more advanced, Amegy Bank wantsour customers to be confident when they access their banking informationonline," said Paul B. Murphy, CEO, Amegy Bank of Texas. "It is a priorityto continue to improve and strengthen our fraud and identify theftprotection to keep our online banking systems as secure as possible."
SecurEntry also remembers a customer's computer by assigning a uniqueidentifier to that computer when it is registered by using a process thatdoes not store any personal or private data. This provides even greaterprotection against unauthorized individuals logging into customers'accounts, even if they somehow obtain the login ID and password. In theevent a customer needs to login from a different computer, SecurEntry willask a "challenge question" to further verify the client's identity.
Setup of SecurEntry is expected to take approximately five minutes.Future logins should take approximately the same amount of time as it didprior to the addition of the SecurEntry features.
About Amegy Bank of Texas
Amegy Bank of Texas is one of the fastest growing banks in Texas. Withassets of more than $9 billion, local decision making and a history ofrelationship banking, Amegy has the resources to serve leading Texascompanies as a source of capital as well as provide efficient and effectivetreasury management, international and investment services. The Bank, withmore than 75 locations in the state, specializes in small business bankingas well as private financial management and trust services for families andindividuals, and retail and mortgage banking services. Amegy is a part ofthe Zions Bancorporation collection of great banks.
