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Yubico releases YubiKey Manager CLI 4.0
Today, we’re excited to share that Yubico has released YubiKey Manager CLI 4.0 (also known as “ykman”). This is a new major release version, and that means substantial changes. For this release, those changes include a few new features for end-users, and several other changes which are mostly relevant for developers. Changes that may impact …
Go Passwordless with YubiKey and Microsoft Azure Active Directory
Today, Yubico celebrates an important milestone in the evolution of modern authentication. We are excited to report that YubiKey passwordless authentication is now generally available to Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users, a critical step toward achieving better security without compromising usability. Nearly three years ago, Yubico started on this journey with Microsoft and …
Customer YubiStories: How a biopharmaceutical company solved NFC authentication with a YubiKey and wristband
One of the greatest things about the YubiKey is that it can be used in virtually any environment and by any user. While we all know about the common user experience of plugging in your YubiKey then touching to authenticate, we often hear unique stories from our customers about how they used creativity to address …
Feb 25, 2021
Separating fact from fiction in your journey to passwordless authentication
Say the word “passwordless” to a room full of security professionals and you will get a range of reactions, from a wry smile to a walk-out. That’s because the information security community knows that “passwordless” is a loaded term, and the industry is filled with differing and contradictory positions on the topic. The purpose of …
Feb 19, 2021
Yubico for Free Speech Spotlight: RedesAyuda
Less than one year ago, Yubico launched a 20:1 donation-led program, where we pledged to donate 1 YubiKey for every 20 YubiKeys sold on Yubico.com. The program, called Yubico for Free Speech, is dedicated to securing organizations, their constituents, and at-risk individuals who are focused on protecting free speech and journalism, defending human rights, and upholding democratic …
Feb 17, 2021
Examining the CISO agenda in 2021
CISOs are paid to worry, and there’s a lot to worry about in 2021. The recent SolarWinds breach, the Capitol break-in, and a series of high-profile hacks are spurring many enterprises to re-examine their security strategies. We discuss what lies ahead with Yubico’s CISO, Chad Thunberg. Q: What’s top of mind for CISOs in 2021? The SolarWinds …
Jan 14, 2021
Doing the Math: Why strong authentication for every employee makes sense
By now, it’s an all-too-familiar routine… Step 1: Organization suffers an expensive and embarrassing security breach. Step 2: Organization hastily introduces multi-factor authentication (or steps up its efforts to mandate its usage). Oftentimes, it takes a breach to make organizations fully embrace strong authentication. But why? We know that usernames and passwords alone cannot provide sufficient security, and we know that SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) has been deprecated time …
Jan 12, 2021
Why 3 government agencies are relying on hardware-based MFA with YubiKeys
America’s government is under attack. To put it more accurately, its governments are under attack, all the time, at every level — federal, state, and local — from opportunistic scammers, sophisticated cybercriminals, and even state actors. We’ve all seen the stories about intelligence services stealing political emails, snooping into election systems, and even penetrating the US power grid. But those are just …
Dec 30, 2020
Wrapping up 2020: A year where technology and internet security prevailed
Never has the world been more dependent on the internet, and never has it been more attacked than in 2020. In fact, it proved to be a year where trust in many of our systems was challenged. Yet I remain an eternal optimist and believe that we can transform the hard lessons learned in 2020 …
Dec 29, 2020
4 things ‘Among Us’ can teach security professionals about authentication
You’re making good progress on this task. One more data upload and then you’re out of here. But right before you can complete the upload, a klaxon blares. There’s been an attack! Time to head to the meeting room for the usual finger-pointing and scapegoating before the team decides who to jettison from the ship. …