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Entrust announced a partnership with Yubico allowing U.S. federal agencies to issue YubiKey 5 Series and YubiKey 5 FIPS Series with Entrust derived PIV (Personal Identity Verification) credentials to employees instantly, remotely and at scale. “The rec… Continue reading Entrust partners with Yubico to issue PIV credentials on YubiKeys for U.S. government employees
Yubico released the results of a study into current attitudes and adaptability to at-home corporate cybersecurity, employee training, and support in the current global hybrid working era. The report surveyed 3,006 employees, business owners, and C-suit… Continue reading 54% of all employees reuse passwords across multiple work accounts
Assessing third-party security controls with Panorays Smart Questionnaires Unlike manual security questionnaires, Smart Questionnaires include only the questions that are relevant for each supplier based on the business relationship context. Customers … Continue reading New infosec products of the week: May 7, 2021
Yubico announced its next-generation FIPS security keys: the YubiKey 5 FIPS Series. The new product line is the industry’s first set of multi-protocol security keys with support for FIDO2 and WebAuthn, along with smart card (PIV/CAC), to receive FIPS 1… Continue reading Yubico YubiKey 5 FIPS Series extends phishing-resistant MFA to additional use cases
While MFA adoption and spending is on the rise, organizations are still unclear on best practices and methodologies, Yubico and 451 Research reveal. The findings show that MFA adoption and spending has increased within the enterprise due to a confluenc… Continue reading MFA spending on the rise, but organizations still unclear on best practices
Yubico announced the general availability of the YubiKey 5C NFC, a multi-protocol security key with smart card support, designed with both near-field communication (NFC) and USB-C connections on a single device. The YubiKey 5C NFC comes at a time when … Continue reading YubiKey 5C NFC security key supports multiple authentication protocols
The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. But one increasingly brazen group of crooks is taking your standard phishing attack to the next level, marketing a voice phishing service that uses a combination of one-on-one phone calls and custom phishing sites to steal VPN credentials from employees. Continue reading Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs
Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, announced the release of YubiEnterprise Delivery, a new cloud-based service that allows organizations to ship YubiKeys directly to employees, partners, and customers across the glob… Continue reading Yubico YubiEnterprise Delivery: Allowing orgs to ship YubiKeys to remote workforces
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, according to Yubico and Ponemon Institute. The conclusion is tha… Continue reading Users still engaging in risky password, authentication practices
Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, announced the initial availability of YubiEnterprise Services, the company’s first service-based offering designed to transform the way that enterprises purchase, distribute and man… Continue reading Yubico YubiEnterprise Services: Helping orgs to deploy strong authentication at scale