Brett McDowell, executive director, FIDO Alliance Last week, Aetna’s Chief Security Officer Jim Routh told the Wall Street Journal about his organization’s pioneering efforts to improve security and usability of its online services for its customers, partners and employees. A core component of...

Andrew Shikiar, Senior Director of Marketing, FIDO Alliance The FIDO Alliance team is back from a productive week at Cloud Identity Summit (CIS), the event focused on the past, present and future of identity management and security. Given the sessions lineup and the chatter on the show floor, it...

In this story from The Verge, reporter Natt Garun explains how to set up two-factor authentication, including steps to set up a FIDO security key on online accounts like...

FIDO India Working Group Launched to Further Drive Local Market Engagement New Delhi, India and Mountain View Calif, May 9, 2017 – The FIDO Alliance today announced a partnership with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and the launch of the FIDO India Working Group to spread awareness of...

Last December, the U.S. Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity laid out “an ambitious but important goal” for the incoming presidential administration: “to see no major breaches by 2021 in which identity—especially the use of passwords—is the primary vector of attack.” Pursuant...

The 300+ products from more than 100 organizations that have earned FIDO certification give service providers and enterprises a flexible and diverse range of options for deploying FIDO’s simpler, stronger authentication. The fast growth of the FIDO Certified program - over 200% growth last year,...

Andrew Shikiar, Senior Director of Marketing Facebook announced support for FIDO authentication Thursday, offering its 1.7 billion users worldwide an easy and user-friendly experience for strong authentication when logging into their Facebook accounts. As detailed in a Facebook security note...

Adam Powers, Technical Director, FIDO Alliance “Certification matters.” That is one of the biggest takeaways for FIDO authentication in 2016, as we achieved 200% market growth of FIDO® Certified products. Since its launch, the FIDO Certified program has been a central component to achieving...

TOKYO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., December 8, 2016 – The FIDO Alliance announced today the launch of the FIDO Japan Working Group to accelerate the use of FIDO authentication in Japan. Already available from many service and technology providers in Japan, FIDO authentication reduces...

Updated authentication specifications and roadmap to end the world’s reliance on passwords TOKYO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., December 8, 2016 – The FIDO Alliance announced today several updates in the organization's specification portfolio and roadmap to end the world’s dependency on...