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Tag: government
Jun 21, 2021
Seven tips if you’re still scratching your head after reading Biden’s cybersecurity executive order
Yubico 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 …
Jun 16, 2021
Entrust to add support for YubiKeys with PIV alternative and PIV derived credentials, advancing secure mobile and desktop authentication
Today 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 …
Jun 9, 2021
Yubico and ID.me provide remote identity proofing, YubiKey delivery, and strong authentication for NY Air National Guard (and see our joint presentation at Identiverse)
The pandemic has forced a digital transformation of how and where employees work at an accelerated rate, driving remote work scenarios for tens of thousands of state and federal personnel. These accelerated work scenarios require users to be strongly verified and authenticated. A strong binding between the remote identity proofing process and the authenticator is …
State of Alert: Multi-factor authentication and the future of data
Read this report to learn why multi-factor authentication is critical for state and local government agencies, the consequences of not strengthening authentication, and how to bridge to a passwordless future
Osterman Cyber Security in Government
Learn how the government sector faces a growing complex of cybersecurity threats.
Washington State uses YubiKeys to protect critical election infrastructure
Washington state leaders use YubiKeys to secure access to election infrastructure.
New York Air National Guard is introducing the YubiKey for high-assurance network authentication
New York Air National Guard is introducing the YubiKey for high-assurance network authentication
Mar 23, 2021
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 …
Government of Nunavut turns to phishing-resistant YubiKeys after ransomware attack
In 2019, the Government of Nunavut was victimized by a phishing attack. Nunavut rebuilt infrastructure and trust using Microsoft’s Azure AD + the YubiKey.
YubiKey FIPS Series public sector brief
YubiKey FIPS Series brief for government and other public sector entities.