LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

With over 1,200 videos on YouTube on to how to hack a mobile phone
password and high profile cases of phone fraud such as the Paris Hilton case
on the rise, there is growing evidence that SmartPhones could be the next
hackers' paradise.

As the level of access and synchronisation grows with each emerging
model, SmartPhones are carrying as much information appealing to hackers and
fraudsters as many laptops but are much easier to access. Full copies of
email accounts and often banking or corporate network access systems are 
stored on most Smartphones carried across the nation, which makes this a 
virtual seventh heaven of opportunity for criminals.

Identity fraud cases went up by two-thirds in 2008 according to
Experian. "Most phones are only equipped with simple 4 digit codes that are
simply not up to the job" says Colin Allison, CEO PINoptic, "with the amount
of information stored on most of our mobile devices it is only a matter of
time before someone has a serious security breach."

PINoptic is an innovative authentication security product that allows the
user to 'login' using a picture-based alternative that is over 37 times more
secure than most current products. This cost-effective and easily implemented
security solution could cut fraud created by mobile hackers to almost zero.

"With a PINoptic solution it would statistically take someone watching
you with a good view of the picture code 10 times to figure out what your PIN
might be." says Allison.

PINoptic allows the user to have a memorable picture password, which can
be re-used and easily remembered. When the user wants to 'login' they are
presented with an on-screen display where pictures are randomly associated
with numbers and or letters. By entering the relevant letters or numbers
connected to the picture in the correct order they generate a one-time
password.

About PINoptic

PINoptic applies its Visual Probabilistic One Time Password (VPOTP) next-
generation software to high security authentication applications. PINoptic
maintains user simplicity through the use of pictures and symbols which
appeals to a global market with differing literacy levels. Applications range
from financial through to internet, mobile telecoms, corporate IT and access
control. PINoptic's vision is to become a defacto security standard and
replace 99% of existing pin and password systems by 2012.

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    Tel: +44(0)845-003-7281.