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  • Zero Trust is the new regulatory minimum for Federal agencies: what does that mean for authentication?The deadline is looming for federal agencies to implement impersonation-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA), just one of the new stronger security requirements under President Biden’s new cybersecurity executive order (EO 14028). The EO puts security front and center to address some of the worst cyber attacks against the federal government, setting up new federal compliance expectations […]Read moregovernmentMFAzero trust
  • YubiKey on a desk next to a laptGitHub no longer accepts passwords for Git authentication, secure your accounts with YubiKeyGitHub has been a longstanding supporter of strong security for its customers and developer communities. From its most recent support for using U2F and FIDO2 security keys for SSH, to its 2019 announcement of Web Authentication (WebAuthn) support for security keys and 2015 Universal Second Factor (U2F) support, the company has continued to give its […]Read moreauthenticationGitHubpasswordless
  • Everything you need to know about the revised eIDAS regulationIn June 2021, the EU Commission announced its plans for a revised eIDAS regulation. eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) is the EU regulation 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services in the EU. It came into force in 2014, so the revision is a major update to eIDAS. The past two years the […]Read moreauthenticationeidasgovernment
  • Combating ransomware attacks on your enterpriseWhat do a PC manufacturer, a meat supplier and a mental health clinic have in common? They have all been victims of ransomware attacks. They’re not alone. Ransomware attacks grew by over 485% in 2020, leveraging the new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model of profit-sharing in exchange for ransomware tools.  One of the most infamous recent ransomware […]Read moreenterprise securityransomwareYubiKey
  • Join Yubico at Black Hat USA 2021 for an in-person and virtual look into the future of authenticationThis year, Black Hat is celebrating its 24th year! We’re excited to be back both virtually and in person. Will you be in Vegas or catching all the action online? Either way, we’d love to see you!  You can visit us at Black Hat USA 2021 in Las Vegas at booth #1471 to see live […]Read more
  • People matter: How to solve security skills shortage challengesThe skills shortage in the security industry stretches as far back as we can remember having an industry. Everyone knows it’s a challenge with no easy short-term solutions. The root of the security skills shortage gap remains murky, and some observers say the pandemic and reallocations of security resources could be widening that gap. The […]Read morecybersecuritysecurity
  • Top five pitfalls companies should avoid when rolling out a passwordless strategyGiven the number of breaches in the news today where passwords were at the root of the problem, many companies are now exploring the benefits of a secure passwordless future. Secure passwordless logins not only bring cost efficiencies and a more frictionless user login experience into the organization, but deliver the security that is necessary […]Read moreFIDO2passwordlessWebAuthnYubiKey
  • Seven tips if you’re still scratching your head after reading Biden’s cybersecurity executive orderYubico works with a lot of federal agencies and contractors, as well as with customers in regulated industries, so we understand the challenges new compliance regulations can bring. The executive order that was released May 12 can be seen as the federal government fully embracing the move toward multi-factor authentication (MFA) for use cases where […]Read moregovernmentPIVPublic SectorYubiKey FIPS Series
  • Yubico brings the YubiKey to the .NET ecosystem with its new desktop SDKIn continuation with our mission to bring strong authentication to the world, Yubico is excited to announce that integrating the YubiKey into your .NET application or workflow will now be easier than ever before. This is enabled with the introduction of the new YubiKey SDK for Desktop. With this Desktop SDK, you can now add […]Read moredevelopersPIVYubico Developer Program
  • Entrust to add support for YubiKeys with PIV – YubicoToday marks an important day for expanding Yubico’s reach to support the growing requirement for Government agencies to issue government credentials beyond Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. We are celebrating that our partner Entrust will soon launch support for derived PIV credentials for YubiKeys. Customers will be able to take advantage of YubiKeys with derived […]Read moregovernmentPIVPublic Sector