Now, they could get a boost from the federal electronic signatures law that took effect last year. Security experts expect biometrics soon will be commonly built into cell phones, handheld computers and anything else connecting to computer networks. Ruehle hopes to strike up partnerships this week to speed that process along. The most immediate challenge for Internet security and cryptography is online fraud, which by some estimates takes place eight to 12 times as much as it does in the real world. Marina Donovan, an RSA Security Inc. vice president who is managing the conference, expects a lot of discussion on developing an industry standard for securing transactions over wireless devices.
Security is a mainstream issue.
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