Tag: government
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Amazon Web Services announces support for FIDO2 security keys Amazon recently announced improved support for using FIDO2 security keys as an MFA device to log on to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) console. As a result, FIDO2 security keys like the YubiKey are now supported on AWS GovCloud (US region) – providing phishing-resistant MFA for all users. Additionally, AWS has improved their support for […] Read more -
CISA’s new Zero Trust Maturity Model gives MFA a push – Yubico The long-awaited second version of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) is here after more than a year of public comments and agency responses. The latest model points federal agencies, and all organizations that work with them, toward a Zero Trust security architecture. The White House laid the groundwork […] Read more -
The White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and Pandemic Anti-Fraud Proposal: Three things you should do to respond now On March 2, the White House made a clear and important announcement to the tech sector regarding cybersecurity efforts moving forward: “We must rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace by shifting the burden for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses, and local governments, and onto the organizations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce […] Read more -
The Key to election security: Q&A with Michael Kaiser, president and CEO of Defending Digital Campaigns The election ecosystem is a prime target for cybersecurity threats and the 2022 United States Midterm election cycle has been no different. Though many security improvements have been made in recent years, bad actors continue to become more sophisticated in gaining access to private information – often driven by phishing attacks. Officials in charge of […] Read more -
One northeastern U.S. state secured elections using MFA Election security is an increasing concern. One Northeastern state adopted mfa using hardware security keys to protect its voters Read more -
Cyber threats rise in Nordics in response to NATO applications The tragic events in Ukraine have forced neighboring states to suddenly reevaluate their defense policies. Finland, which shares over 1000km of border with Russia, is on high-alert while in recent months ordinary Swedes have rushed to join the Hemvärnet, Sweden’s military’s reserve force, in record numbers. Most notably, the threat of Russian attack has convinced […] Read more -
YubiKeys protecting critical IT infrastructure in Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a battle in both the physical and the digital world. On both sides, information warfare plays a more critical part of the battlefield than any other war in human history, with the biggest attack vector and threat being weak login credentials. According to a Ukraine cybersecurity executive at a […] Read more -
Supply chain security in 2022 The SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline security breaches are two (of many) incidents that have made supply chain attacks go mainstream. The primary challenge for businesses is that supply chain defense isn’t easy given the hundreds, if not thousands of entry points that need to be monitored along the way. But there are best practices that […] Read more -
How State and Local Governments Combat Account Takeovers Read how state and local governments are securing workers, election infrastructure, and digital services using the YubiKey for strong authentication Read more -
Who can CISOs trust? Sharing information is both essential and a professional hazard President Biden’s recent executive order on cybersecurity calls on the public sector to work with private companies to create more secure environments and emphasizes the importance of sharing information as a best practice. Many of us may see “information sharing” as a synonym for risk or liability as information sharing requires a lot of caution. […] Read more