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Yubico Reveals First Biometric YubiKey at Microsoft Ignite Today, at Microsoft Ignite, Yubico is excited to preview the long-awaited YubiKey Bio. It is the first YubiKey that will support fingerprint recognition for secure and seamless passwordless logins, which has been a top requested feature from many of our YubiKey users. The YubiKey Bio delivers the convenience of biometric login with the added benefits […] Read more biometrics hardware Microsoft YubiKey Bio -
4 security tips: for developers, by developers As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to an end, our focus turns to what the developer community can do to stay cyber smart all year long. We’ve already talked about access management, and shared tips on how to protect your personal accounts. Today, we offer tips from the Yubico Developer Team to developers looking to […] Read more developers security Yubico Developer Program -
Staying safe online beyond national cybersecurity awareness month Last week, we talked about access management and its role in securing businesses from cyber threats as part of our National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) campaign. Today, we will take you through what’s putting your personal accounts at risk, and share tips from our partners on how to stay better protected. So let’s start by […] Read more 2FA data breach MFA phishing -
Yubico Login for Windows Application Now Generally Available Today, the Yubico Login for Windows application (formerly Windows Logon Tool) is now generally available, providing a simple and secure way for YubiKey users to securely access their local accounts on Windows computers. Over the past six months, we’ve received valuable feedback from many of our public preview users, and have a clear path forward […] Read more MFA passwordless Works with YubiKey -
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: shining a spotlight on secure access October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), and here at Yubico, we’re doing our part to raise awareness on the importance of cybersecurity and staying safe online. Billions of login credentials and user records are routinely leaked — sometimes in the course of a single year — and can cause significant damage to those who […] Read more identity and access management Works with YubiKey -
Wendy Spies Joins Yubico as SVP of New Business to Drive YubiHSM Growth Today, I am excited to share that we have added yet another stellar member to the Yubico leadership team: Wendy Spies. Wendy comes from Microsoft where she most recently directed engineering strategy and business development for cloud and AI to build new products and markets. She will be focusing on similar things here at Yubico […] Read more about Yubico YubiHSM YubiHSM 2 -
Yubico iOS Authentication Expands to Include NFC This week, at the annual September iPhone event, Apple introduced new functionality that allows the full range of YubiKey authentication on iOS via near field communication (NFC). This has been many years in the making, back in Oct 2017 we even wrote about when this day would come. Previously, NFC on iOS was read-only, which […] Read more ios authentication nfc YubiKey 5C NFC -
Yubico Adds New Round of Investment and Grows Board of Directors Today, Yubico is excited to announce it has received a new round of investment led by Meritech Capital Partners, a top tier venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA. Existing investors include the Silicon Valley-based leading VCs Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and NEA, Swedish growth equity firm Bure, and renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Marc Benioff, […] Read more about Yubico -
What’s New in YubiKey Firmware 5.2.3 When we launched the YubiKey 5Ci on August 20, we also introduced a new firmware to the YubiKey 5 Series: version 5.2.3. Currently, this firmware is only being shipped in the YubiKey 5Ci, however, we expect to roll out this version to all YubiKey 5 Series devices over the next month. While it is a […] Read more FIDO2 hardware YubiKey 5ci -
Say Hello to Simple, Secure Login on iOS with the YubiKey 5Ci Today marks an exciting milestone, not only in the history of Yubico, but in the history of security keys and mobile devices. Yubico celebrates more than a decade of cutting edge contributions to the authentication market with its latest innovation, the YubiKey 5Ci, now available for purchase at our Yubico store. The YubiKey 5Ci is […] Read more ios authentication Works with YubiKey YubiKey YubiKey 5ci