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  • Partners Against Cyber Crime: Celebrating Women’s History MonthAs 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 legislationThe 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 nowOn 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 moreExecutive OrdergovernmentNational Cybersecurity Strategyzero trust
  • YubiHSM 2, the world’s smallest hardware security module, enhanced with new features to support security for the Public SectorCompliance 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 moreFIPS 140-2Public SectorYubiHSMYubiHSM 2
  • International Women’s Day: An interview with Yubico’s co-founder, Stina EhrensvardToday, 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 moreInternational Women's DayQ&AStina EhrensvardWomen's History Month
  • Twitter’s changes to MFA: What the move means for the future of authenticationA 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 moreFIDO2MFASMS 2FAWebAuthn
  • Protecting those at-risk through corporate social responsibilityIn 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 moreCSRSecure It Forward
  • Note from Stina: Exciting changes in Yubico’s leadership teamUbiquity: 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 moreleadershipYubico
  • How Yubico makes strong security easy – YubicoBack in the mid-2000’s, Yubico’s co-founders Stina and Jakob realized first hand how easy it could be for malicious cyberattacks to succeed. When they went to set up a new bank account in Sweden, Jakob couldn’t believe how simple it was to hack it. Within a matter of a day, Jakob demonstrated how a hacker […]Read moreConsultingYubiEnterprise DeliveryYubiEnterprise SubscriptionYubiKey
  • How to add YubiKeys to Apple ID: A step-by-step guideWith Apple’s launch of support for security keys as a part of their iOS 16.3 update, users can now register their YubiKeys to their iCloud account. By taking this simple step, users can significantly increase their security – even if their iCloud account password is stolen.  Security keys are phishing-resistant because they require proof of […]Read moreAppleApple IDiCloudiOSios authentication