Southbridge Savings Bank Chooses Comodo
<p><strong>Jersey City, N.J. — June 28</strong><br />Comodo, a global provider of identity- and trust-assurance management solutions, has announced that Southbridge Savings Bank (SSB) in Southbridge, Mass., has chosen Comodo to deliver online authentication to its members. </p><p>Comodo Authentication includes two-factor authentication, using a client certificate for authenticating the user to the institution, Comodo's content verification certificate (CVC), to protect key content from being spoofed by a phisher, an EV SSL certificate for online visual authentication of a site's identity and e-mail certificates to provide digital signatures and encryption to internal e-mail correspondence.<br /><br />SSB had a different authentication solution in place, but after conducting its due diligence and considering the usability, security and authentication concerns of its customers, SSB decided to deploy Comodo Authentication as a best-practice solution. </p><p>"The adage that 'the customer is always right' has never been more potent than it is in online banking," said Todd Tallman, Southbridge Savings Bank vice president and CFO. "If you don't deliver a pleasant, highly secure user experience, your customers go elsewhere. We heard their concerns, and we responded by choosing Comodo."</p>