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Mandiant report finds rise in financially motivated cyber attacks

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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Mandiant's 2024 report reveals a rise in financially motivated cyber attacks, with 55% of threat groups seeking profit, while detection remains a major challenge globally.
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Yubico & Microsoft partner on phishing-resistant MFA

Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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Yubico is set to enhance cyber resilience for businesses by supporting Microsoft's MFA requirements, paving the way for a passwordless future amid rising cyber threats.
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Yubico launches enrolment suite for Microsoft users

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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Yubico has unveiled its Enrollment Suite for Microsoft users, promoting a passwordless and phishing-resistant onboarding experience for enhanced security.
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Yubico seeks FIPS 140-3 validation for YubiKey 5 series

Fri, 15th Nov 2024
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Yubico is progressing towards FIPS 140-3 validation for its YubiKey 5 FIPS Series, submitting it to the Cryptographic Module Validation Program following successful testing.
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Clarifying perceptions related to passkeys and MFA

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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Passkeys are emerging as a superior alternative to traditional passwords, yet a recent survey reveals 58% still rely on usernames and passwords.
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Exclusive: Yubico's Geoff Schomburgk discusses future of passwords

Fri, 23rd Aug 2024
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Geoff Schomburgk of Yubico envisions a future beyond passwords, advocating for passkeys and hardware security keys like the YubiKey for secure authentication.
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SendQuick wins Bronze Globee Award for cybersecurity innovation

Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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Singaporean firm SendQuick secures Bronze Globee Award win in the Authentication Solution category at the 20th Annual 2024 Globee Awards for Cybersecurity.
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Maximising passkey implementation: 5 points from Yubico specialist

Wed, 27th Mar 2024
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As cryptographic passkeys rise as the new standard for secure app and web authentication, Yubico's senior solutions architect David Pham shares insights on effective integration approaches, highlighting user control, multi-passkey support, and the need for optional extensions in authentication.
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Keeper Security extends passkey management support

Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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Keeper Security, the provider of cloud-based zero-trust cybersecurity software, has announced expanded support for passkey management on desktop browsers.
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AWS now supports FIDO2 security keys in AWS GovCloud

Tue, 18th Jul 2023
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FIDO2 security keys such as the YubiKey are now supported on AWS GovCloud providing phishing-resistant MFA for all users.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - BeyondTrust CTO discusses common attack vectors in 2021

Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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BeyondTrust's CTO, Marc Maiffret, discusses the recently released BeyondTrust Malware Threat Report 2021 in a TechDay interview.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Yubico on the reality of a passwordless future

Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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Yubico VP Geoff Schomburgk discusses the possibility of a passwordless future and what Yubico offers to Australia and New Zealand. #ITsecurity #Yubico.