IT'S OK TO LOSE YOUR PASSWORD
When you have TheGRID Beacon
THE REVOLUTIONARY SMART AUTHENTICATION
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that offers an extra layer of protection to your digital identity.
It's not uncommon that ID and Password pairs are reused on multiple cloud based services from email, social networks to Internet Banking. TheGRID Beacon MFA builds in additional points of authentication which includes something you know, something you have and something you are - on a smartphone device.
SECURE ON-OFF ACCESS CONTROL
The user's registered smartphone becomes a Personal "Access Remote Control" to either allow or deny access to the user's online account. Fraudsters can no longer login with the user's stolen ID and Password whenever the TheGRID Beacon's ON-OFF button is switched off.
SECURED TRANSACTION APPROVAL
Use TheGRID Beacon's smartphone app to authorise all your online transactions. Each new transaction carried out in your online account will trigger a notification to your smartphone - allowing the user to authorise each transaction.
BENEFITS
STRONG
SECURITY
Defeats identity attacks like phishing, DNS pharming, Man-In-The-Middle and advanced Man-In-The-Browser attacks.
EASY PHONE REGISTRATION
The user's phone is additional MFA to complement the user's ID and Password. Simply scan the QR code shown on the web site's login screen to register.
EASY TO
DEPLOY
Minimal integration with your web application. Available now as a Cloud service or on-premise deployment methods.
LOW COST OF OWNERSHIP
No longer need any physical tokens hardware to distribute to end users. Save costs on SMS delivery fees. Easily scale as you grow your user base.
SCALE UP
FEATURES
Send services and marketing related push notifications to your end users at no extra charge.
Integrate to web services that needs authentication controls.
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APPLICATIONS AND USE-CASES
TheGRID Beacon is the smarter way to implement multi-factor authentication and authorisation. Using patented technology, TheGRID Beacon transforms your smartphone into a powerful and personal security key for locking down access to sensitive applications.
INTERNET BANKING
TheGRID Beacon is the perfect replacement to outdated SMS OTP codes, expensive and cumbersome hardware token devices.
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Simple On/Off button to lock/unlock access to your Internet Banking account.
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Simple On/Off button to enable/disable access to selected banking facilities. e.g. Disable outbound fund transfers.
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Approve or reject sensitive or high-value transactions. e.g outbound fund transfer, changing account profile.
WEB PORTALS
Web applications typically use standard username-password credential login system. The proliferation of phishing attacks and users reusing passwords raise the risk of unauthorized logins. TheGRID Beacon stops identity theft by putting a second login control on the users’ fingertips.
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Users simply turn on Beacon to allow portal login.
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Alternatively, receive push notification to approve/reject login access. Shows timestamp and geolocation information of attempted login source.
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No waiting for SMS OTP.
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Integrate with TheGRID extensive API to introduce mobile transaction approval capabilities to any functions within your web application.
PAYMENT CARD CONTROL
TheGRID Beacon adds another layer of security to your vulnerable plastic payment cards prone to loss, theft and fraud. Online payment services can also benefit from the security and assurance of payment authorizations offered by TheGRID Beacon.
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Simple On/Off button to lock/unlock your credit or debit cards. Have your card locked at all times! No worries of losses or unauthorized swipes.
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Relay card data from provider to display useful information like card balance, recent transactions, spending analytics, etc.
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Receive push alerts on all transactions, high-value transactions or first-seen merchants.
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Approve/reject high-value transactions above preset threshold.
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Geo-fencing. Block transactions outside preset geographical areas / country.
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Time-fencing. Block transactions outside preset time of day.
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Block by transaction types or whitelist regular merchants.
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Set your own spending limits.
PASSWORD-LESS LOGIN
Do away and replace password entirely! TheGRID Zero passwordless one-step login system transforms your login page.
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No more forgotten passwords.
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No need to think of a complex password.
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No more password sharing.
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Reduce IT support cost on password management.
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No password to phish.
SAFEGUARD YOUR CMS
TheGRID Beacon has readily available modules to extend login security for popular content management systems like Wordpress and Drupal.
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Simple On/Off button to lock/unlock access to CMS administration portal.
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Prevent unauthorized logins that could result in unwanted web defacement and tampering.
COMPLIANCE
The current threat landscape demands better security. Simple username-password credential system is no longer sufficient. Many regulatory bodies and industry standards like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for example require strong authentication and authorisation controls.
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Helps comply to 2-factor authentication security control requirements.
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Helps comply to out-of-band transaction authorisation control requirements.
ERP & BUSINESS WORKFLOWS
ERP systems can benefit from integration with TheGRID Beacon API and immediately elevate assurance of business approval process workflows.
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Reduce turnaround time by placing approval process on stakeholders fingertips.
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Authorize procurement requests.
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Approve work orders.
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Approve/reject budgetary requests.
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Approve/reject release of quotations.
SOFTWARE & APP DEVELOPERS
Start-ups and application developers looking to enhance security of their platforms can easily integrate with TheGRID web and mobile API.
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Implement secure multi-factor authentication on your cloud services, portals, enterprise apps, etc.
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TheGRID mobile API to implement on existing mobile app.
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TheGRID web API to implement on various web application technologies and platforms.
SECURE VPN ACCESS
A weak password could be the only thing that is stopping a hacker from accessing your corporate data and resources via enterprise VPN gateways. TheGRID Beacon enhances VPN security with out-of-band 2nd-factor authentication capabilities.
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Simple On/Off button to lock/unlock access to VPN account. Blocks unauthorized logins using phished or stolen credentials.
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Alternatively, receive push notification to approve/reject login access. Shows timestamp and geolocation information of attempted login source.
BIOMETRICS
TheGRID Beacon provides additional biometrics authentication capabilities and leverages on existing platform technologies for even more sensitive needs.
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Facial recognition
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Fingerprint authentication