YubiNews: Update on YubiKey Bio, role in protecting elections

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YubiKey Bio - getting biometrics security keys right     We are excited to share some updates regarding the next highly-anticipated members of our YubiKey family: the upcoming YubiKey Bio in both USB-A and USB-C form factors. The YubiKey Bio will be the first product to introduce biometric capabilities (in addition to PIN) to our portfolio of YubiKeys. Since the first YubiKey was launched in 2008, and over the years, our customers have appreciated the core values that represent a YubiKey: usability, security, durability, and in a sleek form factor. The YubiKey Bio follows these same design principles. Read more     Protecting election security and democracy     For years, Yubico has worked closely with state, local, and federal governments — recently in partnership with Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC) and Microsoft AccountGuard — to secure everything from bi-partisan campaigns to candidates' email accounts with the YubiKey. Read more     Minecraft or math lessons: the cause of your company's next social engineering attack?     In the past several weeks, millions of children returned to online learning, and simultaneously — and perhaps unknowingly — your company's cyber attack surface has grown exponentially. Remote work and schooling on shared devices may be giving hackers an easy way to move from your personal accounts to your corporate accounts. Here is what you need to consider during the 2020 back-to-school season. Read more     Gojek steps up Google Workspace (GSuite) security with YubiKey hardware-based authentication     Gojek is Southeast Asia's leading on-demand, super app provider, connecting individuals with a wide range of services including transport, payments, food delivery, logistics, and much more. With over 5,000 internal employees, Gojek wanted to improve the security and usability of authentication. Their choice: YubiKeys. Read case study     Enhance remote access security with multifactor authentication and access message     "Gartner states that through 2021, enterprises that rapidly expand remote access without implementing MFA will experience five times as many ATO incidents as those that use MFA." Download your complimentary copy     The Ultimate YubiKey Experience Pack - a win/win opportunity!     We just launched a new experience pack, designed for anyone who wants to try and use five different YubiKey form factors with a nice unboxing experience. Maybe your holiday gift to help protect family, friends, or employees from account takeovers? And for anyone who wants it for free, please submit your best YubiKey photos or videos on Twitter using the hashtag #YubiExperience and tagging @Yubico to enter our contest to win one of the ten experience packs we're giving away! Visit e-comm store Contest rules     Learn from Yubico webinars     Best practices for modernizing passwordless in the federal government Augment smart cards with future-proofed authentication and remote identity proofing, a key requirement driven by COVID-19. Join us on Dec 2nd at 9AM Five steps to stronger MFA for the new work-from-anywhere reality Secure teams working remotely and at the office. Enabling multi-factor and passwordless authentication across all business apps is a proven security best practice. Watch now     YubiNews question     Last month we asked our newsletter subscribers what was important for you when choosing YubiKeys vs other authentication solutions. Here are some highlights!     This month, let's talk about "passwordless" authentication. According to Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report, over 80% of data breaches are due to weak or stolen passwords — driving the demand for authentication that doesn't require a password. How do you feel about using passwordless authentication for your personal and business accounts? Take this month's survey     Top tweet!     Some tweets are just too good not to share. YubiKeys are known for surviving dogs, washing machines, winters in the snow, and now... cat attacks.     © 2020 Yubico 530 Lytton Ave, Suite 301, Palo Alto, CA 94301 To unsubscribe or select which types of emails you receive, visit our preference center.   Are you a bot?