Today Skandiabanken.no, my bank in Norway in witch I so far have been very satisfied with, announced that they will increase the security on their web-based-services.
THAT is a good thing.
I want my money to be safe!
They insanity lies in HOW they do this security increment:
Yesterday I recieved a PLASTIC card in the mail (the snail mail that is) with 50 random codes. One new code for every time I log into my bank.
THIS IS 2007!!!!! There ARE other ways to increase the security than sending out plastic cards to people!!!!!
But the suckers at (the Swedish owned) Skandiabanken, think that lovering the usability on their service will help them increase the security, really only ending up with pissing off a lot of customers, finally making us find better banking connections….
Update: My father just informed me, and yes it is correct: There is also the possibility to get a code sent by sms to your mobile phone. That´s better, but still a lot of hassle…