The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) last month added a new security feature to help protect myPay customers' data on the pay account system.

As part of an ongoing commitment to strengthen password and account security, DFAS said it has implemented the "virtual keyboard" to assist in protecting against malicious software such as spyware, trojans and keylogging.

"This is a significant move toward adding yet another layer of security to our myPay system," said Pat Shine, DFAS director of operations. "We want to reassure our customers that we are proactively working to secure their pay account information."

The Air Force reported in April a sudden rise in hackers attacking myPay accounts, with most victims not even knowing it.

Beginning in mid-May, users who log on to myPay will see a virtual keyboard on the screen. They will type in their login ID and then will mouse click their personal identification number, or PIN, on the virtual keyboard.

For enhanced security, the keyboard layout changes and keys are displayed randomly every time the page is refreshed.

The site can be reached at https://mypay.dfas.mil.

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