• Phishing attacks are on the rise: are you prepared with phishing-resistant MFA? It doesn’t have to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month to read a flurry of news about human-based phishing attack stories – also called smishing if the “fishing line” is cast via SMS. These attacks boil down to the art of tricking people into revealing personal information and credentials – including usernames, passwords, authentication codes, and sensitive […] Read more FIDO phishing phishing-resistant MFA smishing YubiKey
• Thoughts on modern cybersecurity for retail and hospitality in advance of RH-ISAC’s Cyber Intelligence Summit Recently Derek Hanson, vice president and product evangelist at Yubico, spoke with Paul Malcomb, cyber threat intelligence analyst and engagement lead at Retail and Hospitality ISAC (RH-ISAC), on their podcast. Derek shared insight on how passwordless authentication using FIDO and phishing-resistant MFA can help retail and hospitality organizations accomplish business goals such as ensuring strong […] Read more passwordless phishing phishing-resistant MFA retail and hospitality YubiKey
• What is Account Takeover Learn the definition of Account Takeover and get answers to FAQs regarding: What is Account Takeover, how does it work, and more. Read more account takeovers cybersecurity phishing
• Securing shared workstations against modern cyber threats Download the Yubico White Paper, to learn the key considerations for authentication across shared workstation environments such as call centers, manufacturing floors, retail and hospitality kiosks, medical stations, and others. Read more phishing phishing-resistant MFA shared workstation
• Yubico’s top information security recommendations for 2022 Last  week, we shared a look back at 2021, which experienced an increase in the number of high profile security breaches, many involving devastating ransomware attacks. Attackers preyed on traditionally softer targets like hospitals, schools, and local governments, in addition to the continued focus on the supply chain. Although the root cause for many of […] Read more authentication government MFA phishing privacy zero trust
• 2021: Both challenging and promising for cyber security 2021 was a challenging, yet promising year for cyber security. This past year, we saw critical infrastructure, which we may have taken for granted in the past, breached and disrupted. My father, who lives in Sweden, could not buy food in his local grocery store, and coworkers and friends on the east coast in the US […] Read more MFA multifactor authentication passwordless phishing YubiKey
• A Day in the Life: Dispelling the Myths of Mobile Authentication COVID-19 initiated the most rapid digital transformation ever witnessed—organizations fast-tracked two-factor and multi-factor authentication to transition millions of employees to work from home. But with remote and hybrid work likely to continue in 2022 and beyond, it’s time to step back and ask: is my in-use authentication as secure as I think it is? Is […] Read more 2FA authentication MFA mobile authentication phishing
• Now is the time to accelerate phishing resistant MFA While 2021 isn’t quite over yet, at Yubico, we took a moment to reflect on many of the changes and impacts that have happened in the cybersecurity industry. This year has marked some of the biggest security breaches in history including the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline hacks. And with these cybersecurity attacks, we’ve seen: Action […] Read more AWS FIDO phishing YubiKey zero trust
• The Top 5 Mobile Authentication Misconceptions Not all forms of MFA are created equal. Learn why mobile MFA is putting you at risk Read more mobile authentication phishing
• Quick Take: Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity With the recent number of attacks that have had significant impact on critical systems, a new executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity has been released, covering many key areas that need to be addressed to protect critical digital infrastructure. This is one of the most detailed U.S. executive orders on cybersecurity and we welcome […] Read more multifactor authentication phishing zero trust