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Helsinki, Finland – March 16, 2023 –  The US federal government has shown significant interest in Quantum-Safe communications during 2022, most evidently through Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, which mandates all electronic communications to be Quantum-Safe after a transition period. The federal government acts as a transformation leader that is followed by other actors in the public sector and even private enterprises.

In the digital age, concerns about data management and privacy are ever-increasing as the volume of data is increasing exponentially. As regulatory compliance and concerns about data privacy grow, it is the job of the IT industry to ensure data security, preventing leakage, through proper implementation of data sanitization procedures and tools.

Compliance mandates require many of our customers in regulated industries or in high-risk environments to prove adequate levels of protection for their data, no matter where it lives or travels. This is why we’ve continued to enhance the capabilities of both the YubiHSM 2 and YubiHSM 2 FIPS, the world’s smallest FIPS-validated and non-FIPS hardware security modules (HSMs). Today, we’re also excited to share that the YubiHSM 2 FIPS now meets FIPS 140-2, Level 3. Jump ahead to the “what’s new” section below to learn about the key new features in our YubiHSM 2 products.

Microsoft service accounts are a critical part of any Windows ecosystem because they are used to run essential services and applications, from web servers to mail transport agents to databases. But all too often, they are not used and managed properly — which leaves the organization at unnecessary risk of business disruptions, security breaches and compliance failures. Indeed, problems with service accounts are one of the top four issues that we at Quest uncover during security assessments.

DT Asia is delighted to have a happy reunion with the local partners in Hong Kong from 28 February to 3 March, after more than two years of COVID-19 pandemic.

DT Asia comes together’ with SSH Communication Security, to visit the local partners in Bangkok on 1-3 February.

Every organization can draw a line from their entire operation to privileged accounts and systems. Within every system a company uses, there’s a privileged account behind it to access everything from employee emails to sensitive databases and personally identifiable information (PII) data. No matter what risk you point at in an organization, you can draw a threat vector from that risk to a privileged account. With 70 percent of breaches linked to privilege abuse, organizations need a streamlined approach to protecting identities and privileged access. Because these accounts pose an elevated risk, it’s key to get them under control as soon as possible. Speed is key. There are significant benefits to accelerating the privileged access management (PAM) implementation process.

Last month, we announced the expansion of both Yubico’s YubiEnterprise Subscription and our Security Key Series lineup, which included the addition of two new enterprise, FIDO-only (FIDO2/WebAuthn and FIDO U2F) keys. We’re excited to share that the Security Key Series are officially available today and can be purchased via our expanded YubiEnterprise Subscription program for enterprises or directly on Yubico.com for consumers.