FIDO2 Archives

Stealing cookies: Researchers describe how to bypass modern authentication

Passwordless authentication standards have improved identity security, but new research indicates this technology is vulnerable to token hijacks and man-in-the-middle attacks.

May 6, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

Why combining FIDO2 and PKI provides broader enterprise-wide security

FIDO2 authentication standards are great for streamlining the user experience, but CISOs still need PKI to manage machine identity and trusted interactions across the enterprise.

Jun 2, 2021 By Scoop News Group

A YubiKey 5 NFC being used on a laptop (Yubico)

Yubico’s latest authentication keys get the jump on a ‘passwordless’ future

All four devices in the fifth line of YubiKeys support FIDO2, an open authentication protocol that allows users to forgo passwords entirely.

Sep 24, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Stina Ehrensvard speaks April 16, 2018, in San Francisco at SF CyberTalks presented by CyberScoop. (CyberScoop)

Yubico CEO: Two-factor authentication should mirror seat belt’s history

Yubico CEO Stina Ehrensvard believes the right path for increasing adoption of the security practice is to follow the rise of seat belts in automobiles.

Apr 17, 2018 By Greg Otto

iphone jailbreak — Photo by Paul Hudson/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Phishing attacks against mobile devices rise 85 percent annually

"Mobile devices have opened a profitable new window of opportunity for criminals executing phishing attacks," the researchers wrote.

Apr 11, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill