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  • A new era for Federal identity with Joe Scalone – YubicoThis is part two of a two-part series on the latest NIST guidelines. To read part one, check out our blog post here. Over the past six months, three National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft guidelines were released that will change how federal agencies manage digital identity services, the authentication of users and […]Read moreFIDO2NISTNIST SP 800-63-4
  • Firefox support for FIDO2 authenticators is here!This is shaping up to be a good year for security conscious MacOS users. First, in January, Apple added support for using security keys to protect Apple IDs. This represented a huge step forward for protecting iCloud accounts by preventing access on untrusted devices.  But what about using security keys on your MacOS device to […]Read moreFIDO2FirefoxpasskeysYubico Authenticator
  • What do the three recent bank collapses mean for cybersecurity in financial services?When it comes to cybersecurity, in an ideal world it’s important to balance planning for how to minimize risk in the event of an attack while ensuring minimal impact to users and the business. That’s the way it works if all goes according to plan (spoiler alert: it usually doesn’t!) Certainly nothing went according to […]Read more
  • ACQ Bure and Yubico shareholders approve the companies’ mergerOn April 19, 2023, we shared the news that Yubico signed the intent to go public through a merger with ACQ Bure, a Swedish holding company that is currently traded on Nasdaq Stockholm. Today, at the companies’ Extraordinary General Meetings, the merger was approved by both ACQ Bure and Yubico.  The merger is expected to […]Read moreYubico
  • Why a kind and collaborative community is key to teaching kids how to code: Q&A with Mindee Barham, co-executive director of the Scratch FoundationProtecting a vulnerable population comes with a tremendous responsibility to ensure all of the proper security measures are taken. Scratch Foundation, an organization that creates a free, safe and playful educational environment for kids to learn coding, recently became a recipient of our Secure It Forward program where they received YubiKeys at no cost to […]Read moreQ&ASecure It Forward
  • The honor of receiving a medal from His Majesty the King of Sweden for significant business contributionsYesterday, I had the honor to receive a special medal from His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, at the Royal Palace, for significant business contributions in Sweden. It’s an equally great honor to represent the now 400 person team who helped me build this company, fueled by our mission of making the […]Read more
  • CISA’s new Zero Trust Maturity Model gives MFA a push – YubicoThe long-awaited second version of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) is here after more than a year of public comments and agency responses. The latest model points federal agencies, and all organizations that work with them, toward a Zero Trust security architecture. The White House laid the groundwork […]Read moreCISAExecutive Ordergovernmentzero trust
  • NIST SP 800-63-4: What the new phishing-resistant definition means for federal agenciesThe recent drafts from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) around cybersecurity highlight important updates on where the government is moving on technology and the focus on increasing security against cyber threats. This is because NIST’s primary goal is to develop and disseminate the standards that allow technology to work seamlessly and businesses to […]Read morefederal governmentNISTNIST SP 800-63-4passkey
  • YubiEnterprise Subscription updates make it easier than ever for enterprises to stop account takeoversWhen we introduced YubiEnterprise Subscription several years ago, we were first to bring an  ‘as-a-Service’ model to market that enabled organizations to better consume hardware multi-factor authentication (MFA), saving enterprise customers money and delivering additional value to entry, flexibility, faster rollouts and seamless distribution.  Today, we’re excited to announce the latest updates to the YubiEnterprise […]Read moreYubiEnterpriseYubiEnterprise Subscription
  • Phishing-resistant MFA on Azure AD with YubiKeys now generally availableFollowing last November’s announced public preview of Azure AD Certificate-based authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys, we’re excited to share that it is now generally available for everyone! Be sure to check out Microsoft’s blog post detailing the general availability here for more information. As mentioned previously, CBA […]Read moreCBAExecutive OrderMicrosoftMicrosoft AD