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  • Retailers and hoteliers: pay attention to Requirement 12 of PCI DSS v4.0The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) at the end of March, kickstarting the transition from PCI DSS v3.2.1, which will be retired on March 31, 2024. Some new requirements may not take full effect until 2025, but that’s no reason to put them off. […]Read morePCI DSSPCI SSCphishing-resistant MFAretail and hospitality
  • Phishing attacks are on the rise: are you prepared with phishing-resistant MFA?It doesn’t have to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month to read a flurry of news about human-based phishing attack stories – also called smishing if the “fishing line” is cast via SMS. These attacks boil down to the art of tricking people into revealing personal information and credentials – including usernames, passwords, authentication codes, and sensitive […]Read moreFIDOphishingphishing-resistant MFAsmishingYubiKey
  • Phishing-resistant MFA available now with Azure AD and YubiKeysMicrosoft recently announced the release of three new solutions that enable organizations to deploy Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to fight phishing attacks in Azure, Office 365, and remote desktop environments. These solutions will be essential to mitigate phishing attacks and will play a key role in supporting organizations looking to comply with the Executive […]Read moreAzure ADFIDOMicrosoftphishing-resistant MFAzero trust
  • Five Strategies to Scale Phishing-Resistant MFA in 2023 – YubicoLegacy multi-factor authentication (MFA) has not worked against modern cyber threats due to inability to stop phishing and other account takeovers. Modern MFA, such as YubiKeys, have been proven to stop phishing attacks and account takeovers in their tracks.  Only solutions based on Smart card/PIV or FIDO protocols are truly phishing-resistant according to the National […]Read moreFIDOOTPphishing-resistant MFAsmart cardYubiKey
  • Why banks need to act now or risk non-compliance with new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) guidanceIf the gauntlet hadn’t been thrown before to protect financial and banking customers’ data, it’s definitely lying on the floor now. The recent circular bulletin from the CFPB makes it clear that financial institutions can’t slow-walk any security upgrades: “Inadequate security for the sensitive consumer information collected, processed, maintained, or stored by the company can […]Read moreCFPBExecutive Orderfinancial servicesMFAphishing-resistant MFAYubiKey
  • Yubico Authenticator 6 for AndroidNote: This is a follow-up to our previous announcement of Yubico Authenticator 6 for Desktop. If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend you do so first. If you’re not yet familiar with the app you can read more about it, and about how to use Yubico Authenticator with the services you want to secure. […]Read moreandroidauthenticationbetaYubico AuthenticatorYubiKey
  • Yubico unveils results of inaugural State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey 2022Cybersecurity attacks continue to be on the rise, making news headlines almost daily. With the kick-off of Cybersecurity Awareness Month on October 1, it’s a good reminder that all MFA is not created equal. We’re increasingly seeing that hackers aren’t breaking in, but instead are now logging in with phishing and social engineering attacks against […]Read moreauthenticationenterprise securityMFAphishing-resistant MFAsurvey
  • Yubico’s director of engineering on defending against phishingYubico’s mission is to make the internet safer for everyone, and at the heart of that is a belief that the best security requires usability. Anyone who accesses the internet is at risk from cybercrime, so YubiKeys are designed to provide phishing-resistant MFA protection for everyone. That’s why YubiKeys are so simple to set up […]Read moreauthenticationphishing-resistant MFAQ&AYubiKey
  • How phishing-resistant MFA stops cyberattacks in healthcareRansomware attacks and other types of cyberattacks in healthcare are growing, not only in amount, but in sophistication as well.  The recent State of Ransomware in Healthcare report released by Sophos highlighted a 94 percent increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, with 66 percent of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware – up from 34 percent […]Read moredata breachFIDO2healthcarephishing-resistant MFAYubiKey
  • Thoughts on modern cybersecurity for retail and hospitality in advance of RH-ISAC’s Cyber Intelligence SummitRecently Derek Hanson, vice president and product evangelist at Yubico, spoke with Paul Malcomb, cyber threat intelligence analyst and engagement lead at Retail and Hospitality ISAC (RH-ISAC), on their podcast. Derek shared insight on how passwordless authentication using FIDO and phishing-resistant MFA can help retail and hospitality organizations accomplish business goals such as ensuring strong […]Read morepasswordlessphishingphishing-resistant MFAretail and hospitalityYubiKey