Author: Ronnie Manning

  • Preserving democratic integrity and election security is a job for all of usAs we enter the final month of the 2020 U.S. presidential race, election security and fraud is top of mind for many. With the memory of the 2016 Podesta breach still fresh, we are a nation braced for cyber-attack impact.  Experts agree that, while countless security improvements have been made since 2016, we should expect more vigorous phishing attacks, data theft, […]Read moreelections and political campaignsgovernment
  • New Yubico for Free Speech Program Arms Nonprofits with Strong Authentication2020 continues to be a challenging year in many ways for all of us, but today, we’re proud to share some hopeful news — Yubico is introducing the Yubico for Free Speech Program, an initiative designed to defend digital privacy, online security, and free speech for at-risk individuals and nonprofit organizations. As of July 1, […]Read moreabout Yubicofree speech
  • Acing election security in 2020: A conversation with Defending Digital Campaigns2020 is a big year for the US electoral system, and with society moving to a remote structure amidst the current climate, elections may very well be the next big sector to feel an impact. US citizens could find themselves voting entirely remote — possibly through mobile phones or otherwise — changing the election security […]Read moreelections and political campaignsgovernment
  • Top 10 tips from employees for working from homeRecently, remote access has become the new way of working for many businesses and our team at Yubico has also had to adapt to this new reality. Last week, we published the first entry in our remote working blog series: 5 ways the YubiKey can protect your remote workforce from phishing and other attacks. Now, […]Read moreremote workerssecurityYubiKey
  • Yubico continues to win global industry recognition in 2020We’re just a couple months into 2020 and Yubico has already had the honor of receiving award recognition from several leading organizations for our efforts in developing innovative solutions that address some of today’s most pressing security challenges. At CES 2020, Yubico was presented with the Innovation Award for Mobile Accessories by IHS Markit for […]Read moreabout Yubicoawards
  • Passwordless login, YubiKey 5C NFC, YubiKey for RSA SecurID® Access, and more at RSAC 2020The annual RSA Conference never disappoints with the rush of exciting sessions, new products, and innovative demos. Yubico looks forward to this event every year, and today, we are kicking off our presence at RSAC 2020. Are you attending? If so, we’d love to see you. Stop by Yubico’s booth (S-3103), catch our speaking session, […]Read morepasswordlessRSAWorks with YubiKeyYubiCloudYubiKey 5C NFCYubiStyle
  • Yubico releases 2020 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors reportToday, Yubico released its second annual State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report, conducted by Ponemon Institute. The study surveyed 2,507 IT security practitioners in Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States, as well as 563 individual users. Last year’s report strictly focused on IT security professionals and their password and authentication […]Read moreauthenticationenterprise security
  • USC journalism students embrace YubiKeys as part of new security trainingWith Data Privacy Day just around the corner, nothing is a more fitting topic than securing a free and open internet — an internet where thoughts and ideas can all be openly expressed with the assurance that the identities of those sharing are protected and preserved. A particular population that falls into this category, and […]Read moreabout Yubicofree speech
  • Yubico Authenticator App for iOS Now Supports NFCDid you know that you can use a YubiKey to protect your online accounts even if a service doesn’t offer built-in support for security keys? That’s right. With the Yubico Authenticator app, individuals can use a YubiKey to secure any service or application as long as it supports other authentication apps as a two-factor authentication […]Read moreauthenticator appios authenticationMicrosoftnfc
  • Yubico Reveals First Biometric YubiKey at Microsoft IgniteToday, at Microsoft Ignite, Yubico is excited to preview the long-awaited YubiKey Bio. It is the first YubiKey that will support fingerprint recognition for secure and seamless passwordless logins, which has been a top requested feature from many of our YubiKey users. The YubiKey Bio delivers the convenience of biometric login with the added benefits […]Read morebiometricshardwareMicrosoftYubiKey Bio