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New administration and Covid-19 aftermath surges demand for next-gen security in public sector 2021 marks the year that two game-changing events have put onboarding remote employees and strong authentication on the radar for many public sector agency heads. Since March 2020 most government workers, like everyone else, have been forced to work remotely in systems that were not designed for secure work-from-home situations. IT executives scrambled to find […] Read more Public Sector -
Top 10 security regulations you need to know about in the U.S. and EU Compliance has always been part of routine planning and development for security experts in the enterprise. But recent headline-grabbing attacks like the SolarWinds incident may have pushed compliance much higher up the priority list. It’s difficult to track the dizzying array of regulations on both sides of the pond and what they require, so we’ve […] Read more compliance government -
Yubico donates 25k YubiKeys to Microsoft customers Today, Yubico is proud to announce that we are expanding our partnership with Microsoft AccountGuard to deliver YubiKeys, free of cost, to high-profile and high-risk organizations. Last year, Yubico and Microsoft joined forces to equip political campaigns and parties with robust identity and access management (IAM) and phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections. Now, we’re extending these same protections to international election campaigns, human rights defenders, healthcare workers, journalists, and other high-risk organizations in 31 countries. Read more Microsoft -
Celebrating 5 women in tech for International Women’s Day As Yubico’s CEO and Founder, I’m often asked about the challenges of being a female entrepreneur. My best piece of advice to other aspiring entrepreneurs – women or men – is that you will face a lot of push backs and challenges, so you better love what you do and truly believe in it – to enjoy the journey and keep going! Read more about Yubico Stina Ehrensvard -
Yubico releases YubiKey Manager CLI 4.0 Today, we’re excited to share that Yubico has released YubiKey Manager CLI 4.0 (also known as “ykman”). This is a new major release version, and that means substantial changes. For this release, those changes include a few new features for end-users, and several other changes which are mostly relevant for developers. Changes that may impact […] Read more YubiKey Manager -
Go Passwordless with YubiKey and Microsoft Azure Active Directory Today, Yubico celebrates an important milestone in the evolution of modern authentication. We are excited to report that YubiKey passwordless authentication is now generally available to Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users, a critical step toward achieving better security without compromising usability. Nearly three years ago, Yubico started on this journey with Microsoft and […] Read more Microsoft 365 Microsoft Azure passwordless -
How a biopharmaceutical company solved NFC authentication One of the greatest things about the YubiKey is that it can be used in virtually any environment and by any user. While we all know about the common user experience of plugging in your YubiKey then touching to authenticate, we often hear unique stories from our customers about how they used creativity to address […] Read more healthcare nfc -
Separating fact from fiction in your journey to passwordless authentication Say the word “passwordless” to a room full of security professionals and you will get a range of reactions, from a wry smile to a walk-out. That’s because the information security community knows that “passwordless” is a loaded term, and the industry is filled with differing and contradictory positions on the topic. The purpose of […] Read more featured passwordless -
Yubico for Free Speech Spotlight: RedesAyuda Less than one year ago, Yubico launched a 20:1 donation-led program, where we pledged to donate 1 YubiKey for every 20 YubiKeys sold on Yubico.com. The program, called Yubico for Free Speech, is dedicated to securing organizations, their constituents, and at-risk individuals who are focused on protecting free speech and journalism, defending human rights, and upholding democratic […] Read more featured free speech -
Examining the CISO agenda in 2021 CISOs are paid to worry, and there’s a lot to worry about in 2021. The recent SolarWinds breach, the Capitol break-in, and a series of high-profile hacks are spurring many enterprises to re-examine their security strategies. We discuss what lies ahead with Yubico’s CISO, Chad Thunberg. Q: What’s top of mind for CISOs in 2021? The SolarWinds […] Read more account takeovers phishing