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Yubico is merging with ACQ Bure: merged company intends to go public on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm Yubico announces its intent to go public through a merger with ACQ Bure, a Swedish holding company, on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm. This strategic move aims to fuel Yubico’s long-term growth in the cybersecurity market. The merger is expected to be completed in Q3 2023. Read more about Yubico -
Enforcing YubiKeys with Azure Privileged Identity Manager (PIM) Privileged access management is a critical identity governance component of a cybersecurity risk reduction strategy. Threat actors often target over-privileged accounts to gain unauthorized access, exfiltrate sensitive data, introduce malicious activity, or engage in other forms of malicious behavior. By employing effective privilege management tools, organizations can significantly reduce their attack surface and mitigate the […] Read more Azure AD Azure PIM Microsoft Microsoft Azure Privileged Access Management -
Partners Against Cyber Crime: Celebrating Women’s History Month As March comes to a close, we wanted to wrap up Women’s History Month by recognizing and celebrating some of the strong women in the tech and cybersecurity space that Yubico partners with. We’ve asked each about their experience in the tech industry, what it means to be a woman in the field, and what […] Read more -
NIS2 Directive: What it is and what you should do to satisfy the new EU cybersecurity legislation The NIS2 Directive, a new piece of EU-wide legislation aimed at improving the region’s cybersecurity, entered into force on 16 January 2023. It introduces new stringent supervisory measures, obliges more entities and sectors to participate, strengthens incident reporting requirements, and generally highlights better practices than the NIS Directive that preceded it. Member states now have […] Read more -
The White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and Pandemic Anti-Fraud Proposal: Three things you should do to respond now On March 2, the White House made a clear and important announcement to the tech sector regarding cybersecurity efforts moving forward: “We must rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace by shifting the burden for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses, and local governments, and onto the organizations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce […] Read more Executive Order government National Cybersecurity Strategy zero trust -
YubiHSM 2, the world’s smallest hardware security module, enhanced with new features to support security for the Public Sector 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 we’ve continued to enhance the capabilities of both the YubiHSM 2 and YubiHSM 2 FIPS, the world’s smallest FIPS-validated and non-FIPS hardware […] Read more FIPS 140-2 Public Sector YubiHSM YubiHSM 2 -
International Women’s Day: An interview with Yubico’s co-founder, Stina Ehrensvard Today, on International Women’s Day, which is celebrated every year on March 8, we wanted to take a moment to recognize and celebrate a woman who has been more than instrumental to the success of Yubico – our co-founder, Stina Ehrensvard. Stina’s impact on Yubico serves as a reminder that women are crucial to shaping […] Read more International Women's Day Q&A Stina Ehrensvard Women's History Month -
Twitter’s changes to MFA: What the move means for the future of authentication A recent announcement by Twitter has begun to rock the multi-factor authentication (MFA) boat, and the ripples have spread throughout the tech world. The company announced that starting on March 20, 2023, unless a user is subscribed to its Twitter Blue program (an $11/month subscription), they will lose access to SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA). SMS […] Read more FIDO2 MFA SMS 2FA WebAuthn -
Protecting those at-risk through corporate social responsibility In recent years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts have become an integral part of businesses, providing employees a greater purpose and helping customers connect to a brand beyond just the products or services they sell. With groundbreaking solutions being released on a daily basis in the tech world, it’s our responsibility to ensure we are […] Read more CSR Secure It Forward -
Note from Stina: Exciting changes in Yubico’s leadership team Ubiquity: one simple word shared at our kitchen table in Sweden back in 2007 sparked an idea for Yubico’s name and mission. At that moment, we decided we would embark on a journey to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Our vision was to enable one single authenticator to protect any number of […] Read more leadership Yubico