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Five Strategies to Scale Phishing-Resistant MFA in 2023 – Yubico Legacy 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 more FIDO OTP phishing-resistant MFA smart card YubiKey -
Why banks need to act now or risk non-compliance with new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) guidance If 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 more CFPB Executive Order financial services MFA phishing-resistant MFA YubiKey -
Yubico Authenticator 6 for Android Note: 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 more android authentication beta Yubico Authenticator YubiKey -
Yubico unveils results of inaugural State of Global Enterprise Authentication Survey 2022 Cybersecurity 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 more authentication enterprise security MFA phishing-resistant MFA survey -
Yubico’s director of engineering on defending against phishing Yubico’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 more authentication phishing-resistant MFA Q&A YubiKey -
How phishing-resistant MFA stops cyberattacks in healthcare Ransomware 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 more data breach FIDO2 healthcare phishing-resistant MFA YubiKey -
Thoughts on modern cybersecurity for retail and hospitality in advance of RH-ISAC’s Cyber Intelligence Summit Recently 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 more passwordless phishing phishing-resistant MFA retail and hospitality YubiKey -
As Told By Adopters: YubiKeys’ ROI The need for security is non-negotiable. It remains a top priority universally – online, offline, on vacation or at home. With more workers signing on in a variety of locations these days enterprises remain at risk of compromising sensitive data via phishing and stolen credentials. Yubico’s YubiKeys, hardware-based phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions, exist to […] Read more MFA phishing-resistant MFA YubiEnterprise YubiEnterprise Delivery YubiEnterprise Subscription YubiKey -
Yubico’s perspective and resource guide to passkeys 101 There has been a lot of information lately about the new ‘password-killing’ solution, the passkey. As we’ve discussed in previous posts on the topic, passkeys are a new industry term to make existing technology standards approachable to users. Passkeys are discoverable FIDO credentials that enable users to authenticate to websites without a password. Two types […] Read more FIDO MFA passkeys phishing-resistant MFA YubiKey -
Yubico expands U.S. and global distribution of its products with new channel partners Yubico is committed to continue expanding our distribution and purchasing options to meet customers where and how they choose to procure Yubico technology, including the industry’s leading security key, the YubiKey. With this goal in mind, we’re pleased to share the addition of several new options where YubiKeys and other Yubico products can now be […] Read more Distributors Partner Program phishing-resistant MFA YubiEnterprise YubiKey