The time is ripe for organizations to implement “phishing-resistant multifactor authentication” via FIDO standards, says advocate Andrew Shikiar. Passwords can be guessed or exposed through phishing attacks. The FIDO Alliance’s authentication standards aim to solve the widespread data breach problems associated with password use. Its FIDO2 standard is now integrated in most operating systems, Web browsers and physical security keys, offering resistance to the phished credentials problem.


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CIO: How to protect your Google and Facebook accounts with a security key

This CIO story explains how FIDO Authentication is easier to use while providing stronger authentication…

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Forbes: Cyber – The Threat Is Real

This Forbes article reports on how the FIDO Alliance focus on industry standards for two…

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Cyberscoop: NIST urged to include multi-factor authentication in cyber framework

In this Cyberscoop article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell and Jeremy Grant of the…

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