• Yubico brings the YubiKey to the .NET ecosystem with its new desktop SDK In continuation with our mission to bring strong authentication to the world, Yubico is excited to announce that integrating the YubiKey into your .NET application or workflow will now be easier than ever before. This is enabled with the introduction of the new YubiKey SDK for Desktop. With this Desktop SDK, you can now add […] Read more
• What SolarWinds taught us about the importance of a secure code signing system Last year’s SolarWinds attack was caused by intruders who managed to inject Sunspot malware into the software supply chain. The hackers exploited a breach in the SolarWinds code signing system, which allowed them to fraudulently distribute malicious code as legitimate updates to installations across the world. While this attack taught the industry many lessons, one […] Read more
• Yubico and ID.me provide remote identity proofing, YubiKey delivery, and strong authentication for NY Air National Guard (and see our joint presentation at Identiverse) The pandemic has forced a digital transformation of how and where employees work at an accelerated rate, driving remote work scenarios for tens of thousands of state and federal personnel. These accelerated work scenarios require users to be strongly verified and authenticated. A strong binding between the remote identity proofing process and the authenticator is […] Read more
• Yubico Research Reveals Lackluster Cybersecurity in Europe We all know there have been major paradigm shifts in the workplace caused by the pandemic. With the explosion of working from home (WFH), millions of employees now call their basements and bedrooms home offices. Security professionals scrambled to put together employee onboarding and authentication protocols that met new cybersecurity requirements for remote employees. Over […] Read more
• YubiKey firmware update: YubiKey 5 Series with firmware 5.4 As of today, Yubico will start shipping the YubiKey 5 Series with firmware 5.4. This new firmware release will enable easier integration with Credential Management System (CMS) solutions, secure remote provisioning of YubiKeys, and expanded methods for PIV management.  Key benefits of the YubiKey Firmware Update for the YubiKey 5 Series with 5.4 firmware include: […] Read more
• The YubiKey 5 FIPS Series is here and there are 5 things you need to know Today, we’re thrilled to announce yet another product milestone in addition to the launch of YubiHSM 2 FIPS — the long-awaited YubiKey 5 FIPS Series is now generally available. It is the industry’s first set of multi-protocol security keys with support for FIDO2 and WebAuthn, along with smart card (PIV/CAC), to receive FIPS 140-2 validation, Overall […] Read more
• A Yubico first…introducing the YubiHSM 2 FIPS Compliance mandates require many of our customers in regulated industries or in high-risk environments to prove adequate levels of protection for their data, no matter where it lives or travels. This is why today we’ve not only launched the YubiKey 5 FIPS Series but also the smallest FIPS-validated hardware security module (HSM) in the world, […] Read more
• World Press Freedom Day: Uplifting security stories from the field Today, Yubico celebrates World Press Freedom Day, a day committed to supporting a mission that we believe in whole-heartedly: protecting journalistic voices across the globe. Without the foundational pieces of free speech, democracy, or an open internet, our mission of making the internet a safer place will have no impact. So, to do our part […] Read more
• How will authentication standards evolve in 2021 and beyond? Authentication standards development is like a slow-moving, winding river. It often takes years of dedicated work to reach new milestones, yet it feeds the entire security ecosystem and sustains digital workflow safety throughout the enterprise. While the benefits of this river are often invisible to the end-user, CISOs and developers are thinking about the river’s […] Read more
• Multi-factor authentication adoption – Yubico and 451 Research Within a few days of last year’s pandemic shut down in March, the business world knew something had permanently changed about the workplace. Millions of workers flooded out of traditional office environments, perhaps never to return. Security professionals worldwide scrambled to make transitioning to remote work painless, but in many cases they weren’t prepared for […] Read more