Author: Ronnie Manning
Feb 24, 2020
Passwordless login, YubiKey 5C NFC, YubiKey for RSA SecurID® Access, and more at RSAC 2020
The 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, …
Feb 19, 2020
Yubico releases 2020 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors report
Today, 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 …
Jan 22, 2020
USC journalism students embrace YubiKeys as part of new security training
With 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 …
Dec 9, 2019
Yubico Authenticator App for iOS Now Supports NFC
Did 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 …
Nov 4, 2019
Yubico Reveals First Biometric YubiKey at Microsoft Ignite
Today, 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 …
Aug 20, 2019
Say Hello to Simple, Secure Login on iOS with the YubiKey 5Ci
Today marks an exciting milestone, not only in the history of Yubico, but in the history of security keys and mobile devices. Yubico celebrates more than a decade of cutting edge contributions to the authentication market with its latest innovation, the YubiKey 5Ci, now available for purchase at our Yubico store. The YubiKey 5Ci is …
Jun 25, 2019
WebAuthn sees rapid growth and adoption: Visit us at Identiverse to see WebAuthn in action
The new web authentication standard, known as WebAuthn, was recently approved by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in March, and is rapidly gaining momentum. Since 2007, Yubico has been driving the development of open standards, and collaborating with partners to bring more secure authentication methods to users. Through these combined efforts, we co-created WebAuthn. …
Jun 3, 2019
YubiKey Summer Showcase: InfoSecurity, Gartner Security & Risk, Identiverse
We’re gearing up for a busy and exciting month here at Yubico. We have a full event schedule, a handful of speaking sessions on trending security topics, and we will be showcasing many of our Works with YubiKey partners. In other words, you won’t want to miss this. If you are looking to integrate the …
Jan 28, 2019
Yubico Releases the 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report
In conjunction with Data Privacy Day, Yubico is releasing today new research in a report entitled, The 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report, conducted by Ponemon Institute. The findings reveal that despite a growing understanding of security best practices, user behavior is still falling short. The problem? Passwords continue to trip up …
Jan 8, 2019
Yubico Launches the Security Key NFC and a Private Preview of the YubiKey for Lightning at CES 2019
Hello from Las Vegas. Today, we have some exciting news for you that’s coming straight from the CES show floor. We are introducing two new device form factors: our latest next-generation physical security key, Security Key NFC by Yubico, and a private preview of our YubiKey for Lightning. We are giving live demos of both …