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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 -
How Yubico makes strong security easy – Yubico Back 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 more Consulting YubiEnterprise Delivery YubiEnterprise Subscription YubiKey -
How to add YubiKeys to Apple ID: A step-by-step guide With 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 more Apple Apple ID iCloud iOS ios authentication -
Q&A: Yubico Software Engineer Emil Lundberg on the past, present and future of WebAuthn With the proliferation of distributed work globally and as cybercriminals become more sophisticated by the day – it’s clear that traditional passwords and legacy MFA simply aren’t strong enough. Enter WebAuthn, an API that makes it easy for web services to integrate strong authentication into applications using support built in to all leading browsers and […] Read more FIDO Interview Q&A U2F WebAuthn -
Yubico launches expanded YubiEnterprise Subscription: More choice, faster rollouts and greater peace of mind for enterprises We’re excited to announce today’s launch of our expanded YubiEnterprise Subscription program, which aims to offer enterprise customers lower cost and value to entry, flexibility, faster rollout and seamless distribution. As cyberattacks continue to escalate at an alarming rate globally, Yubico strives to offer the most impactful way to up-level enterprise security. By equipping organizations […] Read more Security Key Series YubiEnterprise YubiEnterprise Subscription YubiKey -
Introducing the expanded Security Key Series, featuring Enterprise Edition keys (coming soon!) and an updated YubiKey pricing strategy As part of our YubiEnterprise Subscription announcement, we’re excited to share that we’ll be expanding the Security Key Series lineup to include two new enterprise, FIDO-only (FIDO2/WebAuthn and FIDO U2F) keys. Now available in two options — an enterprise version as part of the YubiEnterprise Subscription program or a consumer version available on a perpetual basis — […] Read more Enterprise Pricing Security Key Series YubiEnterprise YubiEnterprise Subscription -
Available now: Security key support for Apple ID on iOS 16.3 We have exciting news for our Apple users: just yesterday, as part of iOS 16.3, Apple announced the general availability of security key support for Apple ID accounts — so grab your iPhone and your YubiKey and turn it on today! Check out our support center here for a step-by-step guide and setup instructions on how to […] Read more Apple iCloud iOS iPhone security key YubiKey -
Forging ahead: A CISOs top recommendations to stay secure in 2023 Last year, we anticipated that 2022 would be challenging for cybersecurity. This was proven true with the countless number of sophisticated high-profile phishing and ransomware attacks like DropBox, Twitter, Rockstar Games and Uber (twice). With the introduction of phishing-as-a-service and other sophisticated toolkits that target weaker forms of 2FA, security teams are now prioritizing phishing […] Read more CISO compliance phishing Public Sector zero trust -
Uncovered PIV use cases on iOS: Using YubiKey as a smart card on iOS In a recent post we discussed the concept of using a YubiKey as a smart card on iOS. Now that we’ve outlined the overall concept, we’d like to expand by exploring the unlocked use cases for using a smart card for authentication, creating digital signatures, and decrypting messages and documents on Apple iPhones and iPads. […] Read more ios authentication PIV smart card Yubico Authenticator YubiKey -
2022: A year of phishing with a solution to calm the seas In 2022, phishing scams continued to hook into consumers and enterprise accounts. In fact, recent research from EMA revealed that 87% of surveyed businesses indicate that their organization experienced an identity-related security breach in the preceding 12 months. Many successes of the sophisticated phishing scams were due to legacy MFA implementations such as SMS, mobile […] Read more MFA phishing Secure It Forward YubiKey