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  • Platform independent digital identity for all Many are understandably concerned that the great invention called the Internet, initially created by researchers for sharing information, has become a major threat to democracy, security and trust. The majority of these challenges are caused by stolen, misused or fake identities. To mitigate these risks, some claim that we have to choose between security, usability […]Read moreDigital IdentityEUDIFounderStina Ehrensvard
  • The first working demo of a web based EU digital identity wallet leveraging FIDO open authentication standardsAs 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. The revision is set to take effect everywhere in the EU sometime between 2025 and 2026. Over 250 private […]Read moreEU Digital Identity WalletEUDIFIDO2
  • Five foundations to cybersecurity defense mitigating 90% of breachesDuring my 16 years in the cybersecurity industry, and after discussions with numerous CISOs and cyber security experts, they all agree that there are five basic steps all organizations can take to mitigate over 90% of all cyber breaches1.  Just like cars were not initially designed for safety, the internet was not designed for security. […]Read morebest practice guide
  • The honor of receiving a medal from His Majesty the King of Sweden for significant business contributionsYesterday, I had the honor to receive a special medal from His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, at the Royal Palace, for significant business contributions in Sweden. It’s an equally great honor to represent the now 400 person team who helped me build this company, fueled by our mission of making the […]Read more
  • Note from Stina: Exciting changes in Yubico’s leadership teamUbiquity: one simple word shared at our kitchen table in Sweden back in 2007 sparked an idea for Yubico’s name and mission. At that moment, we decided we would embark on a journey to make secure login easy and available for everyone.   Our vision was to enable one single authenticator to protect any number of […]Read moreleadershipYubico
  • Cyber threats rise in Nordics in response to NATO applicationsThe tragic events in Ukraine have forced neighboring states to suddenly reevaluate their defense policies. Finland, which shares over 1000km of border with Russia, is on high-alert while in recent months ordinary Swedes have rushed to join the Hemvärnet, Sweden’s military’s reserve force, in record numbers. Most notably, the threat of Russian attack has convinced […]Read morecybersecuritygovernmentMFAphishing-resistant MFA
  • YubiKeys protecting critical IT infrastructure in UkraineThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is a battle in both the physical and the digital world. On both sides, information warfare plays a more critical part of the battlefield than any other war in human history, with the biggest attack vector and threat being weak login credentials.  According to a Ukraine cybersecurity executive at a […]Read moreauthenticationcybersecuritygovernmentMFAYubiKey
  • 2021: Both challenging and promising for cyber security2021 was a challenging, yet promising year for cyber security. This past year, we saw critical infrastructure, which we may have taken for granted in the past, breached and disrupted. My father, who lives in Sweden, could not buy food in his local grocery store, and coworkers and friends on the east coast in the US […]Read moreMFAmultifactor authenticationpasswordlessphishingYubiKey
  • A new White House directive: Phishing-resistant MFA!The US Government’s Office of Management and Budget recently issued its Zero Trust Strategy, which would require that Federal agencies only use phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication. This strategy comes on the heels of a number of other actions from the Executive Office of the President including a cybersecurity executive order in May. This executive order directed […]Read morefederal governmentMFAzero trust
  • FIDO authenticators and YubiKeys are making the internet saferIn 2007, Yubico set out to protect as many people as possible by making secure login easy and available for everyone. We are happy Apple has joined Yubico, Google, and Microsoft on this journey by implementing W3C WebAuthn/FIDO compatible platform authenticators and are pleased to say that now all major platforms have adopted the standards […]Read moreFIDOFIDO AllianceWebAuthnYubiKey