• Ode to the value of Backup YubiKey(s) A few weeks ago, I was in my hotel and reached into my pocket to get my YubiKey. Without it, I can’t log into certain email, CMS or other systems without going through an involved IT administrative process. The key was gone. That is an instantaneous bad feeling, wiped away only by the backup YubiKey […] Read more
• YubiKeys Earn FIDO Certified Label Interoperability is king and today the FIDO Alliance announced its FIDO Certified program and a list of 31 products that have passed conformance and interoperability testing. The three YubiKeys that support FIDO’s Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) protocol ­­– NEO, Edge and Security Key – are now certified and part of this important maturation in FIDO’s design. […] Read more
• U2F, Google, Yubico Lead Authentication Makeover The authentication landscape has been altered and evidence of that can be seen among a trio of front runners: FIDO U2F, Google and Yubico. This week, Yubico laid out the details during a live webinar entitled “FIDO U2F, Google Drive for Work and YubiKey,” that is now available for playback online. The in-depth discussion starts […] Read more
• Google Tools Boost Value of YubiKeys, FIDO U2F Deploying enterprise software or services that lack a management console is comparable to jumping out of a plane without a parachute. It’s just not done without damaging consequences. Today, Google delivered a parachute to all high-flying enterprises seeking managed two-factor authentication for their Google Drive for Work deployments. The company updated the Drive for Work Admin […] Read more
• An Edge over the Bad Guys The one thing end-users don’t seem to have over hackers these days is an edge. Yubico is changing that. Today, we introduce a new key we’ve dubbed the YubiKey Edge. The goal is a cost-effective key with a collection of second-factor authentication options that guard against attacks on your accounts either via malware, phishing and other […] Read more
• YubiKey, YubiHSM: Secret Weapons to Guard Secrets U.S. intelligence officials in 2013 said they planned to significantly reduce the number of individuals within their network with system administrator privileges. Those privileges gave administrators rights to view and move around any document. “U.S. intelligence has invited so many people into the secret realm,” an official told NBC News, that it left the organization overly exposed to threats […] Read more
• Yubikey and the Emerging World of Wireless Mobile Authentication Wireless has become the de-facto connecting point for consumers today and even among enterprises, where employees expect to leave behind desktop Ethernet connections for wireless connectivity in board rooms, conference rooms and common areas. Apple makes this point emphatically with its new MacBook where the message is everything should be done without wires via technology […] Read more
• My Work Day Reflects YubiKey’s Flexibility I work as a developer at Yubico. Like a lot of developers these days I’m empowered to not only develop software, but to publish it and configure the servers it runs on. This means that I have access to many systems, to which I authenticate using different keys, requiring the flexibility of a YubiKey. The […] Read more
• We Love Third-Party Validation! It’s always rewarding when you see third-party validation of your company’s product, and that is why today started off so well. In separate articles published today, Yubico’s YubiKey was highlighted for its tight security and ease of use by authors Don Sambandaraksa at TelecomAsia.net, which is aimed at the telecom market, and Greg Harvey, co-founder […] Read more
• YubiKey’s Hollywood Cameo Trips up Bad Guys The YubiKey made it into Hollywood’s spotlight last weekend, taking on a plot-turning cameo appearance in the movie Blackhat. (Cue the suspenseful music). When it was all said and done, the YubiKey showed some of the power of two-factor authentication – not in terms of fingering (pun intended) the suspect, but narrowing the field of potential […] Read more