EMC’s RSA Security is adding Quova’s latest Internet geolocation services to its anti-fraud platform, giving banks and other end-user firms the ability to see the IP, physical location and access details from their site visitors – down to a city street level and type of device being used. Quova says its new platform extends beyond IP geolocation, by identifying new characteristics like the use of a proxy server or the out-of-norm use of a Wi-Fi network outside a consumer’s home location. By sniffing out an IP address (and subsequent details) through real-time location-analysis technology, banks can apply protection in both the authentication process and during the online banking session.
The agreement extends a two-year relationship that began when Quova formed a strategic relationship with Cyota, an online security and anti-fraud solutions vendor that was acquired by RSA in 2005.
