Tag: state and local government
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Why 3 government agencies are relying on hardware-based MFA with YubiKeys America’s government is under attack. To put it more accurately, its governments are under attack, all the time, at every level — federal, state, and local — from opportunistic scammers, sophisticated cybercriminals, and even state actors. We’ve all seen the stories about intelligence services stealing political emails, snooping into election systems, and even penetrating the US power grid. But those are just […] Read more -
YubiKey for elections and political campaigns The YubiKey: Modern security and exceptional UX Relying on username and passwords or legacy mobile-based authenticators such as SMS, OTP and push notification apps for user authentication is common, but usernames and passwords are easily hacked, and not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) is created equal. Mobile-based authenticators are highly susceptible to modern cyber threats such […] Read more -
YubiKey for State and Local Government Zero Trust security and phishing-resistant MFA for State and Local Government Phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Zero Trust security architectures are key requirements per the executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity that was released on May 12, 2021, and the subsequent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memo M-22-09. While MFA can be a […] Read more -
Microsoft 365 for Public Sector MFA using the YubiKey offers the highest security and best user experience to protect Microsoft 365. Read more -
5 reasons why the government and other public sector agencies should care about WebAuthn Federal, state and local governments and other public sector agencies have important responsibilities that support a functioning community – everything from national security to public transit, public education, public safety, state parks, financial services, energy and power grids, and many more services are all tax funded and managed by the public sector. While these are […] Read more -
Capability Statement for Public Sector Yubico enables the Department of Defense in its Mission to deploy strong cybersecurity. Read more -
Yubico awarded NSTIC grant Yubico received a $2.27 million grant today to develop and deploy a pilot program to enable US citizens to securely access state and local government services. The grant comes through the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of the White House initiative National Strategy for Trusted Identities in […] Read more