volunteers with current accounts performing tasks.
Supplementary notes
According to the source, "volunteers with current accounts at 11 high street banks were asked to perform a series of tasks, with security experts then rating the customer-facing safeguards."
* The total score includes separate scores for the following categories: Login, Encryption, Account management, Navigation and log out.
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Online banking security score for the UK banks 2016
This statistic presents the ranking scores for the level of security offered by online banking services of selected British banks as of 2016. Security was tested by current account holders. Testing focused on the two-step authentication at login, as well as features relating to navigation and logout, encryption and account management - such as new payees, transferring money, as well as changing personal details as part of identity management. The average scores were ranked, and First Direct was ranked first as the safest bank offering online banking service, with ** percent average score. HSBC online banking offer followed, with a ** percent score.
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