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  • Lessons from the SolarWinds incidentLast week, a large and expertly run espionage operation was made public — one that began no later than October 2019, and which had been actively exploiting victims since at least early 2020. This incident is particularly interesting for several reasons: for the breadth of sensitive global government and industry targets, for misuse of a […]Read moreidentity and access managementNISTsecurityWebAuthn
  • Yubico releases new public beta versions of iOS and Android mobile SDKsToday, Yubico is excited to release public beta versions of the next generation of our mobile SDKs for both iOS and Android platforms. The Yubico Mobile SDKs can be used to integrate multi-protocol YubiKey support into mobile apps via near-field communication (NFC), Lightning, and USB connections (USB available for Android only). With this public preview, we want to give […]Read moreandroidios authentication
  • #YubiSecure: Take your Twitter security to the next level with increased 2FA supportGreat news YubiFans! As of today, Twitter made it a lot easier for you to tweet safely and keep your accounts secure. Phishing-resistant YubiKey authentication via WebAuthn is now supported on Twitter’s desktop, Android and iOS mobile applications.  With native WebAuthn support throughout the Twitter platform, you can register and use a USB-, NFC-, or Lightning-compatible security key, like […]Read more2FAWorks with YubiKeywwyk
  • AWS Expands YubiKey Support with AWS SSO WebAuthn IntegrationAnother win for FIDO at the heels of its first industry conference, Authenticate 2020.  AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) has introduced native WebAuthn support to secure user access to AWS accounts and business applications using strong, FIDO-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) with YubiKeys.  Broader choice of authentication methods by AWS SSO is a win for modern authentication that has historically […]Read moreauthenticationFIDOWorks with YubiKeywwyk
  • Go passwordless with the new Yubico WebAuthn Starter KitWebAuthn is the latest open standard for modern online authentication that is highly phishing resistant, combining high security with a simple and easy user experience. With WebAuthn, any web service can integrate strong authentication into applications using support built-in to all leading browsers and platforms. This means that web services can now easily offer users […]Read moreAWSpasswordlessWebAuthn
  • Yubico proposes WebAuthn protocol extension to simplify backup security keysOne of the most common questions people have about YubiKeys, and security keys in general, is: “What if I lose my key?”  While WebAuthn and FIDO2, the open standards for security key authentication, promise strong, phishing-resistant and — perhaps most importantly — easy-to-use multi-factor authentication, this question still remains. As of today, there are no answers that […]Read morecybersecuritysecurity keyWebAuthn
  • Getting a biometric security key rightToday, we are excited to share some updates regarding the next highly-anticipated members of our YubiKey family: the upcoming YubiKey Bio in both USB-A and USB-C form factors. The YubiKey Bio will be the first product to introduce biometric capabilities (in addition to PIN) to our portfolio of YubiKeys.  Yubico has been considering adding biometrics […]Read morebiometricsFIDO U2F security keysecurity keyYubiKey Bio
  • The Ultimate YubiKey Experience pack, and your chance to win one!We just launched the new Ultimate YubiKey Experience pack, designed for anyone who wants to use a variety of YubiKey 5 Series form factors. The new pack delivers our five most popular devices, and also the addition of an unboxing experience like never before, complete with a ‘Y’ book featuring extensive details about Yubico, our mission, […]Read moreExperience Packform factorYubiKey
  • Improve your company’s cyber security training with top tips from a behavioral researcherToday marks the final stretch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), and for the final week, we decided to sit down with Sal Aurigemma, PhD, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at the University of Tulsa, to get his take on enterprise security training.  As with many other things that have been impacted by COVID, […]Read moreenterprise securityphishingremote workers
  • Internet security myth-busters: Debunking 3 common misconceptions about two-factor authenticationOctober is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year, it comes at a time when we are using online services more than ever. The pandemic has forced many of us to almost entirely rely on our digital identities to work, shop, learn, and generally keep in touch, putting the resilience of authentication technologies to the test.  […]Read more2FApassword managersphishing