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...

Adam Powers, Technical Director, FIDO Alliance The ecosystem of products supporting FIDO Authentication continues to expand, with the number of FIDO® Certified devices pushing past 360. The FIDO Certified program provides assurance of compliance to FIDO standards, and has been a central component...

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...

Brett McDowell, executive director, FIDO Alliance Many private and public sector organizations look to NIST’s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, first published in February 2014, as a guide to building a solid cybersecurity strategy. But one critical piece of any...

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...

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...

Brett McDowell, executive director, FIDO Alliance With a new President about to take office in the U.S., it is still unclear what specific actions his administration will take to improve cybersecurity. According to a new report published late last week by a prestigious, non-partisan commission...