Internet Security
Security protects the confidentiality of your financial information. There is nothing more important to First Fed and its account holders than knowing that Internet banking transactions are private and secure. Our sophisticated security architecture keeps unauthorized users from accessing your live database through the Internet.
One of the basic tools used to ensure Internet security is encryption. Encryption involves exchanging numbers between the end user’s browser and the Internet banking server. The numbers act as keys to “unlock” the connection between browser and server, much like numbers on a combination lock. The higher the number of combinations, the less likely it is that an outside party could decipher the key and access sensitive information.
It is also important to verify that only authorized users log into the Internet banking system. We use password verification to ensure user authorization. For added security, if a password is entered incorrectly five times, we automatically lock the Internet banking account.
We also “time out” an Internet banking session after a specified period of inactivity. This keeps others from viewing or continuing Internet banking activity if you leave your PC unattended.
We have structured our network architecture so that the servers that store your actual account information are NOT connected to the Internet. The requests you make through the Internet are handled by our Internet banking servers.
All of our systems are secured with multiple layers of encryption, firewalls, screening, and filtering routers.