Defend Your Identity

Computer hackers, especially in the last five years, have moved away from hacking for fun, to hacking for profit. Often employed by criminal organizations, hackers attack computers virtually through networks to steal personal information such as credit card details, online banking passwords and company information such as important documents and spreadsheets. Criminals also steal this information through theft of notebook computers.

What happens if you don't Defend Your Identity?

Criminals and hackers who gain access to this information often use it to fraudulently identify themselves as the person whose data was stolen. This type of activity is called Identity Theft.

More and more people are reporting that they have been the victim of identity theft, as evidence by the proliferation of credit card fraud, on-line banking fraud and theft of strategically important company data. Billions of dollars are lost each year and compensation is normally unattainable, or a fraction of the actual losses. As a consequence, identity theft has been highlighted as a major issue in computer security today.

How VIA PadLock helps Defend Your Identity

The VIA PadLock™ Security Engine provides the first line of defense in preventing and even solving this problem.

One way that hackers extract users' personal information is through the use of worms, which are programmed to search the user's system for specific information. The VIA PadLock Security Engine, when combined with Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2, stops the proliferation and activity of worms.

VIA PadLock contains a suite of tools that when used by security applications can provide an unbreakable wall of defense around your computer's internet communication.
This unbreakable defense system is the result of the inclusion of U.S. Government-standard encryption techniques, execute protection of system memory, and the world's best random number generator and an engine that provides encryption and random number generation in real-time.