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New dime-sized YubiKey adds more mobility to authentication keys

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YubiKeys are getting smaller as they grow more and more popular. The cybersecurity hardware that acts as a secure key to machines and accounts now comes in a dime-sized package. The YubiKey 4C Nano launched Monday for $60. Yubico, the company behind the powerful authentication keys, has had a big year. A “huge spike” in orders beginning late last year preceded a $30 million investment round in June and reports of over 100,000 customers including Google and Facebook. The 4C Nano is meant for mobility. It’s tiny, measuring in at 12mm x 10.1mm x 7mm, meant to meet demand for an even smaller tool than the keychain-sized keys Yubico has offered for a decade. It’s designed for use in USB-C ports on computers like the HP Spectre, Dell XPS 15, Apple Macbook Pro and newer Chromebooks. Experts praise tools like the YubiKey because they are the most secure form of multifactor authentication. In order to prevent […]

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YubiKeys are getting smaller as they grow more and more popular. The cybersecurity hardware that acts as a secure key to machines and accounts now comes in a dime-sized package. The YubiKey 4C Nano launched Monday for $60. Yubico, the company behind the powerful authentication keys, has had a big year. A “huge spike” in orders beginning late last year preceded a $30 million investment round in June and reports of over 100,000 customers including Google and Facebook. The 4C Nano is meant for mobility. It’s tiny, measuring in at 12mm x 10.1mm x 7mm, meant to meet demand for an even smaller tool than the keychain-sized keys Yubico has offered for a decade. It’s designed for use in USB-C ports on computers like the HP Spectre, Dell XPS 15, Apple Macbook Pro and newer Chromebooks. Experts praise tools like the YubiKey because they are the most secure form of multifactor authentication. In order to prevent […]

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Pentagon now testing behavioral ID pilot that would replace CAC card

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The Pentagon has finally inked a deal to pilot behavioral biometric technology to identify those using its computer network, more than a year after then-CIO Terry Halvorsen first pledged to get rid of the ubiquitous Common Access Card. Vancouver, Canada-based Plurilock announced the deal last week. The company’s BioTrack technology develops a unique profile of users based on the way they interact with computer keyboards, mice and touchscreens. “After just 20 minutes’ tracking a user’s keystroke style and speed, mouse use, and other behaviors, Plurilock’s software builds a biometric profile unique to that user,” states the company in the release. Behavioral biometrics are thought to provide additional security because they cannot be easily spoofed and they work continuously during the user session, rather than simply identifying the user at the start. “Today’s systems cannot verify user identity with certainty. Hackers steal passwords and tokens, create fake fingerprint impressions, and even re-route phone authentication […]

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YubiKey’s maker lands $30 million investment

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The cybersecurity hardware company Yubico announced Wednesday a $30 million investment from a mix of European and North American firms including the California-based Valley Fund and the Swedish equity firm Bure. Yubico, which reports over 100,000 customers including Google and Facebook, builds and sells YubiKey, a small, anti-phishing authentication key that tech giants and individual security experts have added to their defenses. The money will be put toward developing new products, the company said in a statement. In an age when phishing is the most-high profile and successful cyberattack vector, physical devices like YubiKey provide the most secure multifactor authentication. “We’ve been traditionally getting individual orders in the hundreds for agencies, divisions, small groups over the past years,” Jerrod Chong, the company’s Vice President of Solutions, told CyberScoop late last year. “This year we are seeing orders in the tens of thousands. It’s a sizable magnitude.” Founded in 2007, Yubico is half-owned by […]

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Threatpost News Wrap, February 3, 2017

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including a Microsoft SMB zero day, the latest Netgear router vulnerability, and a new HTTPS milestone. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, February 3, 2017→

Threatpost News Wrap, February 3, 2017

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including a Microsoft SMB zero day, the latest Netgear router vulnerability, and a new HTTPS milestone. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, February 3, 2017→