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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.

COMPANY NEWS: Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access, secrets and remote connections, today introduces support for hardware security keys as a single Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) method.

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, announced the initial availability of Fido Pre-reg, an industry-first capability that delivers secure and seamless passwordless onboarding and account recovery/reset from day one at scale for enterprises.

COMPANY NEWS: Last month, we shared Yubico’s news with you on YubiEnterprise Subscription and our Security Key Series lineup, which included the addition of two new enterprise, FIDO-only (FIDO2/WebAuthn and FIDO U2F) keys. We’re excited to share that the new keys are now officially available and can be purchased via our expanded YubiEnterprise Subscription program for enterprises or directly on Yubico.com for consumers.

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.

GUEST OPINION: BeyondTrust, the leader in intelligent identity and access security today released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends emerging for the New Year and beyond. These projections, authored by BeyondTrust experts Morey J. Haber, chief security officer and Brian Chappell, chief security strategist, EMEA/APAC, are based on shifts in technology, threat actor habits, culture, and decades of combined experience.

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.

Hardware authentication provider Yubico has announced its YubiKey Bio Series, the first from its portals to support fingerprint recognition for secure passwordless and second-factor logins.

The Feitian JuBiter wallet is a radical new product from the hardware security company, already well known for its FIDO2 keys, that provides a highly secure cryptocurrency wallet you can carry around and pair to your devices via Bluetooth.

GitHub is home to many of the world's greatest open-source projects and to ensure continued protection to GitHub users and projects it no longer accepts Git password authentication for CLI operations and requires the use of stronger authentication methods.

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.

Authentication and identity specialist SecureAuth has unveiled the latest release of its SecureAuth identity as a service product, which delivers several new features including the SecureAuth Identity Store.

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.