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KnowBe4 shares expert advice for individuals and organisations to take control of their data, on Data Privacy Day 2025

New research by hardware security key provider Yubico finds the most common login method remains the old username and password despite being the least secure option available today. Further, AI advances are making online scams even more successful. Yet, at the same time, many people don't know there are better options, and they're not being aided by employee onboarding which glosses over the subject.

 It's a daily story: user's credentials get stolen, whether by social engineering or other attack. Bad guy logs in to corporate network or user's email. Bad guy steals data, corrupts data, sends fake emails saying payment details have changed. And in every case it could have been thwarted by MFA. iTWire says organisations of all sizes can't leave hardware keys to end users; it must be driven from the top and must have a company-wide approach.

GUEST OPINION: To address and insulate themselves from the growing trend of cyber security breaches, more businesses are turning to insurance agencies for cyber insurance policies.

COMPANY NEWS: As part of the revision of the EU common identity framework regulation, also known as eIDAS 2.0, the EU Member States will all implement a new common structure for electronic credentials based on digital identity wallets.

COMPANY NEWS:   Helping customers go Passwordless has never been easier or more secure

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, reminds people that every password needs a partner today on World Password Day.

Grab your iPhone and your Yubico YubiKey or FEITIAN Technologies security key - because with iOS 16.3 your device now supports hardware security keys for the best in identity and authentication protection.

Yubico is well-known for its YubiKey range of hardware-based security keys that allow individuals and companies to maximise security in convenient, easy-to-use ways, and minimise reliance on passwords. The YubiKey Bio range now brings fingerprint recognition to the stable. If you're still on the fence about passwordless security, here's your opportunity to get on board in the simplest way.

When the internet was designed 30 years ago, security was not a priority as it was primarily created as a way to connect and easily share information with others around the world. Fast forward to today with news of hacks and breaches almost daily, much of the online world is trying to play catch up to help secure themselves, and in many cases, their companies by adopting better cybersecurity practices and tools.

As more devices leverage USB-C, and with companies increasingly recognising the virtues of hardware-based passwordless authentication, Yubico is expanding its range to include the new Security Key C NFC.

FEITIAN has been developing security key and smart card devices to achieve the highest standards of hardware-based passwordless authentication and has now become the world’s first vendor of its kind to achieve the FIDO biometric component certification, an essential requirement to qualify for FIDO level 3 and higher certification.

Hardware authentication security key provider Yubico today announced the general availability of its next-generation FIPS security keys, the YubiKey 5 FIPS series. This is the industry’s first set of multi-protocol security keys with FIDO2 and WebAuthn support to receive FIPS 140-2 validation.

With ever-increasing cyber threats, it's essential we protect our online identities but a password isn’t enough. If you thought SMS-based two-factor authentication was the solution, think again. For the greatest protection, you need FIDO2 security, and FEITIAN Technologies has just the device for you - and are giving iTWire readers a discount too.