![]() ![]() To use the keys, from companies like Yubico and Feitian, you insert the key into your device's USB port during logon and push a button. Google credits its security keys for thwarting phishing attacks against its employees. Passwords are plagued with shortcomings - chiefly that the ones easiest to remember and type are the most vulnerable - and even stronger protections like one-time codes sent by text message are increasingly vulnerable. The new YubiKey for Lightning should help iPhone owners keep up with modern practices. ![]() Hardware security keys are an important development in the quest to keep accounts secure from hackers and identity thieves. By tapping into logon standards such as FIDO 2, WebAuthn, and U2F, hardware security keys provide extra security in addition to passwords - or sometimes with no password at all. Previewed at the CES show this week, the YubiKey for Lightning supports Apple's proprietary iPhone and iPad port on one end and the USB-C port common on Android phones and PCs. ![]() Hardware security key maker Yubico has a new product in the works to give iPhones the same authentication technology available today to Android phones and to Windows and Mac personal computers. ![]()
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