The most secure passkey for telecommunications
Achieve cyber resilience with high-assurance, phishing-resistant, passwordless MFA.
Modern threats expose cracks in traditional defense
As the backbone of global connectivity, telecommunications are the vital link for critical infrastructure and digital life. That’s why they’re a prime target for phishing, ransomware and state-sponsored espionage due to their role in national security.
From call centers to the boardroom, the challenge of securing every access point is critical to protect systems and data integrity. Traditional MFA usually verifies something the user has—and attackers can easily exploit human behavior through social engineering to trick users into handing over access.
For telcos, where regulatory scrutiny and customer trust are paramount, phishable MFA is an unacceptable risk to customer trust and connectivity stability.
Common vulnerabilities in MFA:
SIM swapping
Push fatigue attacks (approve/deny prompts)
Session hijacking and man-in-the-middle exploits
“T-Mobile took a critical step forward to further reduce credential phishing by deploying the stronger, device-bound passkey solution that Yubico offers.”
Cyber attacks are evolving. Your MFA needs to be always-on and ready.
Traditional MFA is no match for phishing attacks that use AI to create highly personalized and realistic emails, SMS messages, phone communication, or social media outreach. AI is also being used to scan for network and system vulnerabilities, and automate real-time communication.
Hardware passkeys deliver the highest level of protection against credential theft and account takeovers, even those driven by AI. They enable you to stop attacks before they reach your ecosystem, keeping operations running and customer data secure.
“YubiKeys continue to be an important element of how we approach cyber protection.”
T-Mobile goes passwordless
“Once we had our YubiKeys in hand we were able to get them up and running across the company in less than three months, and we’ve seen the positive results after just one year of having them. That progress is even more important in today’s environment where bad actors continue to wage sophisticated campaigns to attempt to infiltrate telecommunication networks.”
Modern passwordless security built for telecommunications
Hardware passkeys such as the YubiKey deliver the strongest defense against modern threats, offering phishing-resistant multi-factor and passwordless authentication. Based on open standards like FIDO2 and WebAuthn, YubiKeys use cryptographic authentication to verify users and ensure that credentials cannot be reused or intercepted. As a portable root of trust, the YubiKey moves with your employees—from the boardroom to the remote cell tower—securing every touchpoint across your telecommunication organization.
The YubiKey advantage
Ensures phishing-resistance: Keys only work with the legitimate website or app—no exceptions– and requires the physical key and proof of presence to authenticate securely.
Eliminates credential risk: Stop phishing by removing vulnerable shared secrets with SMS, passwords, and mobile push notifications.
Provides reliability: IP68-certified and battery-free; works without internet for 100% MFA coverage.
Provides frictionless productivity: Tap to authenticate—no codes to type or apps to open, keeping employees focused on customers rather than their mobile devices.
Ensures regulatory posture: FIPS validated and aligns with NIST SP 800-63B, NIS2, PCI DSS, Essential 8 and many other regulations, to ensure you are audit-ready and compliant.
Eliminates any rip or replace: Works with 1000+ apps and services, and easily portable across devices. Multi-protocol support: FIDO U2F, WebAuthn/FIDO2 (passkeys), OTP/TOTP, OpenPGP and Smart card/PIV, and enables you to bridge to passwordless.
Securing telecommunications against modern cyber threats
Read our white paper to learn why not all MFA is created equal to defeat AI-driven threats and why phishing-resistant and passwordless security is the answer.
Every user, protected. Critical communication secured.
Every user across different devices—whether inside your organization’s network or beyond it—can be a potential entry point for cyber threats. From the retail floor, to call centers, to the remote cell tower, to the office and beyond—must be secured. Yubico ensures comprehensive protection across your entire digital ecosystem delivering wall-to-wall coverage that strengthens your security posture and drives reliable cyber resiliency.
We also understand that your customers and upholding your critical services are your most valuable assets. With phishing on the rise, the financial and reputational risks have never been higher. That’s why many telecommunication providers choose to integrate support for YubiKeys directly into their cyber protection strategy.
Supercharging telcos against modern cyber threats
Learn why hardware passkeys are pivotal for the continuity of telco resources.
“YubiKeys enable us to be 100% passwordless and 100% phishing resistant.”
Best practices to get started with phishing-resistant MFA at scale
Learn the six deployment best practices that can help your organization accelerate adoption of modern, phishing-resistant MFA at scale using the YubiKey.
Simple deployment. Scalable security.
Accelerate the deployment of phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication across your telecommunication ecosystem and supply chain with YubiKey as a Service—a complete, scalable approach to streamline the onboarding journey from purchase to adoption.
Simplified procurement
Seamless pre-enrollment
Managed global delivery
And more, with YubiKey as a Service
Ready to get started?
We’re here to help! Talk to our experts on how you can secure access for every employee, partner, and client—without compromise, with Yubico as a Service, designed for businesses with 500+ employees seeking scalable authentication solutions.
