YubiKey for elections and political campaigns

Secure sensitive information across government elections and political campaigns

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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 as phishing attacks, account takeovers SIM swaps and attacker-in-the-middle attacks, and don’t offer the best user experience.

Yubico offers the YubiKey—a phishing-resistant hardware security key for modern, secure and simple multi-factor and passwordless authentication at scale. With the YubiKey, states, political campaigns and related organizations can secure their critical data, voter registrations databases and elections infrastructure against modern cyber attacks. The YubiKey offers strong MFA and passwordless authentication with just one touch or tap of the YubiKey. YubiKeys do not require a battery or network connectivity, and are 4 times faster than typing in an OTP.

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Benefits from the phishing-resistant YubiKey

Ensure email confidentiality

Domestic and foreign hackers are known to use email to infiltrate the political ecosystem. Passwords are easily hacked and legacy mobile-based authenticators are not phishing resistant and insufficient to protect highly sensitive emails.  

The YubiKey offers phishing-resistant security for sensitive and confidential email. It is proven to eliminate phishing and account takeovers across GSuite, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office 365.

Secure access to computers

If not secured properly, laptops can provide entry points for external and insider threats leading to leaked campaign information that may have political, legal and financial repercussions.  

The YubiKey offers secure access for laptops, protecting on-device applications and information such as campaign strategy, competitive analysis and fundraising data. Multiple login options include authentication for Macs, local Windows, Azure Active Directory, Active Directory and Microsoft Accounts.

Protect voter databases

Voter registration databases are a high-value target for attackers looking to disrupt democratic processes. If logins aren’t sufficiently secured, hackers can steal, corrupt or manipulate sensitive voter data.

The YubiKey provides strong hardware-based authentication to secure voter registration databases against hacking. Sensitive information and applications are always protected with a simple, cost-effective and standards-compliant solution.

Past elections have seen hackers compromise social media accounts connected to campaigns and elections. Political candidates and parties are especially vulnerable and need to secure against social account takeovers, as there can be potentially damaging personal, political and legal ramifications.

YubiKey enables strong verification of users before providing access to social media accounts— even if a user is tricked into giving up their username and password, the YubiKey is never fooled. Phishing-resistant hardware-based security is combined with an easy-to-use and intuitive user experience ensuring accounts always stay secure.

Risk reduction, business growth, and efficiency enabled by YubiKeys

A recent Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study commissioned by Yubico found that a composite organization representative of interviewed customers who use YubiKeys reduced risk of successful phishing and credential theft attacks by 99.9%, saw a drop in password-related helpdesk tickets by 75%, and experienced a 203% 3-year ROI with YubiKeys.

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