WTDirect Bulks Up Security
WTDirect sent out an email to account holders notifying us that they would be increasing the security of the login process. They’ve added a few new features that other banks have been using such as separation of the User ID entry and the password entry, addition of a picture, and new Security questions. As is the case with other online banks and brokerages, they will let you register your computer as well so you won’t have to go through the process every single time.
Here’s the email:
We’ll soon be introducing additional security measures to further protect online access to your financial information.
These new security features add a layer of protection to help us verify your identity, and help assure you that you are using the genuine WTDirect website. Your Password will now be on a separate page from your User ID, and we will ask you to confirm your chosen Security Image and Caption at Log In. We may also prompt you to answer one or more new Security Questions before permitting access to your accounts. For example, if you attempt to log in to WTDirect.com from an unrecognized computer, we will ask you to answer one of your new Security Questions and Image/Caption to ensure that you are permitted access.
As part of the introduction of these new measures, the next time you log in to WTDirect.com, we’ll request that you select and provide answers to two Security Questions and select an Image/Caption that will be used as additional identification.
These new security measures provide another example of why you can be confident that WTDirect continues to implement ways to protect your personal information and assets.