Press releases
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Yubico and Ponemon Institute Release the 2020 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report Findings from last year’s study show that IT security practitioners are aware of good habits when it comes to strong authentication and password management, yet often fail to implement them due to poor usability or inconvenience. This year’s 2020 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report evaluates whether or not that has changed, and […] Read more -
Yubico launches YubiEnterprise Services for organizations to streamline YubiKey procurement and delivery With rising phishing attacks and credential theft, many organizations realize the advantages of security key hardware-based authentication, yet lack the financial and logistical resources to deploy it. YubiEnterprise Services provide a cost-effective turnkey approach to company-wide security, making YubiKey authentication more accessible to large and geographically-dispersed organizations. “YubiEnterprise Services take the planning, budgeting, and logistical […] Read more -
Yubico Launches Enhanced Authenticator App Suite for Secure Authentication on iOS, Android and Desktop With the increasing adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA), time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) authenticator apps have grown in popularity — in large part due to the rapid rise in phishing attacks and credential theft. While these apps deliver some level of protection, there are still additional security and portability limitations. Yubico Authenticator flips the model of […] Read more -
Yubico Launches the World’s First Lightning-Compatible Security Key, the YubiKey 5Ci Today, the YubiKey 5Ci can be used to secure the 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, Idaptive, LastPass, and Okta iOS mobile applications along with additional services accessed through the Brave iOS browser app. Supported logins on the Brave browser include Bitbucket.org, GitHub.com, Login.gov, Twitter.com, and 1Password.com. Monkton Rebar and XTN also support the YubiKey 5Ci in their […] Read more -
Yubico Announces YubiKey for Lightning Partner Preview The Partner Preview Program includes access to a YubiKey 5Ci preview device (formerly the YubiKey for Lightning) for development and testing, along with SDKs for both iOS and Android so organizations can unify their end-user authentication journey across all mobile platforms. The YubiKey 5Ci, which will be available later this year, delivers dual connections, with […] Read more -
Yubico’s 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report The purpose of this study is to understand the beliefs and behaviors surrounding password management and authentication practices for individuals both in the workplace and at home. The goal was to understand if these beliefs and behaviors align, and why or why not. The conclusion is that despite the increasing concern regarding privacy and protection […] Read more about Yubico -
Yubico Launches Security Key NFC and Private Preview of YubiKey for Lightning at CES 2019 “Yubico’s goal is to make strong, simple authentication truly ubiquitous, across all services, devices, and operating systems,” said Stina Ehrensvard, CEO and Founder, Yubico. “Today at CES, we are excited to introduce the addition of NFC to our Security Key Series, and reveal our YubiKey for Lightning. These two products deliver on our mission […] Read more -
Yubico Announces YubiHSM 2 Integration with AWS IoT Greengrass; Delivering Hardware-based Private Key and Secrets Storage The YubiHSM 2 delivers some of the highest levels of security for cryptographic digital key generation, storage, and management, supporting an extensive range of enterprise environments and applications, in a cost effective and minimalistic form factor. The new YubiHSM 2 integration with AWS IoT Greengrass introduces hardware root of trust private key storage, adding […] Read more -
Yubico Introduces Open Source YubiHSM SDK for Securing Infrastructures and Cryptographic Key Material With the introduction of the open source YubiHSM 2 SDK, developers can rapidly build apps, across a wide variety of architectures and platforms, to easily integrate with the YubiHSM 2. For apps that communicate using PKCS#11, they can now use the SDK to integrate to the YubiHSM 2 and enable all of its security capabilities […] Read more -
Yubico Launches YubiKey 5 Series, the Industry’s First Multi-Protocol Security Keys Supporting FIDO2ry Yubico continues to create authentication technologies that not only work for today’s authentication scenarios, but into tomorrow’s, helping to bridge the gap from existing solutions to a future of passwordless login. The YubiKey 5 series delivers the same ease of use, high level of security, and durable construction expected from a YubiKey, with added authentication […] Read more