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  • Privileged Access Management at CERN: Q&A with Dr. Stefan LüdersIn an era of increasing cyber attacks, how do you balance the desire for unrestricted research freedom against the need to protect that research from cyber threats? This is the challenge faced by CERN, leaders in the scientific research community. Their solution? Provide a clear articulation of what constitutes privileged data, and create flexible security […]Read moreauthenticationMFAphishing-resistant MFAprivileged access manegementprivileged usersYubiKey
  • Who can CISOs trust? Sharing information is both essential and a professional hazardPresident Biden’s recent executive order on cybersecurity calls on the public sector to work with private companies to create more secure environments and emphasizes the importance of sharing information as a best practice. Many of us may see “information sharing” as a synonym for risk or liability as information sharing requires a lot of caution. […]Read moreCISOcybersecuritygovernmentleadership
  • Google Chrome U2F API decommission: What the change means for your users and how to prepareWith advancement often comes change. Some changes are exciting, like providing new features and broader support, while other changes can be a minimal bump in the road or, in extreme cases, cause adverse effects on end users. With Yubico’s commitment to keeping our customers updated on the latest in changes to security protocols, we wanted […]Read moreGoogleGoogle ChromeMFAU2FWebAuthn
  • Salesforce is requiring MFA: Why this matters and what you can doAs sophisticated cyberattacks continue their relentless pursuit towards SMBs and enterprises, companies must prioritize improvements to their cybersecurity infrastructure to better secure their customers, employees, and partners. Username and passwords no longer provide adequate security against the ever evolving landscape of cyberattacks.   Late last year, Salesforce took a strong and decisive stance, announcing that beginning […]Read moreauthenticationFIDOFIDO U2FMFAYubiEnterpriseYubiKey
  • Yubico’s top information security recommendations for 2022Last  week, we shared a look back at 2021, which experienced an increase in the number of high profile security breaches, many involving devastating ransomware attacks. Attackers preyed on traditionally softer targets like hospitals, schools, and local governments, in addition to the continued focus on the supply chain. Although the root cause for many of […]Read moreauthenticationgovernmentMFAphishingprivacyzero trust
  • 2021: Both challenging and promising for cyber security2021 was a challenging, yet promising year for cyber security. This past year, we saw critical infrastructure, which we may have taken for granted in the past, breached and disrupted. My father, who lives in Sweden, could not buy food in his local grocery store, and coworkers and friends on the east coast in the US […]Read moreMFAmultifactor authenticationpasswordlessphishingYubiKey
  • MFA implementation and the users you need to reach: overachievers, traditionalists and cautious employeesWhen a breach investigation team assembles after an incident at a company or organization, misinformed users often get added to the ‘suspects list’ because accidents happen that sometimes lead to holes in security. Though everyone in a company means well, just like accidentally dropping a glass or losing your car keys, the reality is that […]Read moreauthenticationdata breachMFAmultifactor authentication
  • A Day in the Life: Dispelling the Myths of Mobile AuthenticationCOVID-19 initiated the most rapid digital transformation ever witnessed—organizations fast-tracked two-factor and multi-factor authentication to transition millions of employees to work from home. But with remote and hybrid work likely to continue in 2022 and beyond, it’s time to step back and ask: is my in-use authentication as secure as I think it is? Is […]Read more2FAauthenticationMFAmobile authenticationphishing
  • Now is the time to accelerate phishing resistant MFAWhile 2021 isn’t quite over yet, at Yubico, we took a moment to reflect on many of the changes and impacts that have happened in the cybersecurity industry. This year has marked some of the biggest security breaches in history including the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline hacks. And with these cybersecurity attacks, we’ve seen: Action […]Read moreAWSFIDOphishingYubiKeyzero trust
  • In passwordless authentication, who is holding the keys?Strong authentication practices are based on validating a number of authentication factors to a relying party (RP) or identity provider (IDP) to prove you are who the RP expects. Examples of relying parties could be Dropbox or Salesforce. Identity providers, who can also be a relying party that interacts with the authenticator, include Microsoft Entra […]Read more2FAauthenticationFIDO2MFApasswordless