MFA spending on the rise, but organizations still unclear on best practices

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

Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs

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 YubiEnterprise Delivery: Allowing orgs to ship YubiKeys to remote workforces

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

Users still engaging in risky password, authentication practices

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 YubiEnterprise Services: Helping orgs to deploy strong authentication at scale

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

Yubico pushes an enterprise security plan geared toward corporate America

Yubico is trying to go corporate. The authentication company behind the YubiKey, a physical token that users rely on to access devices in a secure way, on Tuesday announced YubiEnterprise Services. It’s a subscription service meant to attract business clients and persuade them to buy batches of YubiKeys, rather than buying one at a time. It’s a big play for the company, which has been widely hailed for giving average people a way to protect their email accounts from phishing, access an array of websites with a strong second factor of authentication, and sign and decrypt protected messages without making their data vulnerable. Yubico is marketing the new service as a way for enterprise security teams to streamline product shipments, inventory management and other key-related tasks by organizing those tasks in a cloud-based Yubico platform. The company has not said whether companies will receive a discount on YubiKeys by buying them in […]

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New infosec products of the week: December 13, 2019

IBM Security adds AI features to its Cloud Identity solution IBM Cloud Identity now features AI-based adaptive access capabilities that help continually assess employee or consumer user risk levels when accessing applications and services. The solution… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: December 13, 2019

Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away! Continue reading Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

RSA partners with Yubico to extend its enterprise offering of authentication and identity assurance

RSA, a global cybersecurity leader delivering Business-Driven Security solutions to help organizations manage digital risk, will extend its enterprise offering of modern authentication and identity assurance through a strategic partnership and joint so… Continue reading RSA partners with Yubico to extend its enterprise offering of authentication and identity assurance