PALO ALTO, CA and STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 12/08/11 —
Manufactured in Sweden, the YubiKey is a hardware authentication token that looks like a small USB memory stick. The USB token simplifies the process of logging in with a One-Time Password (OTP) and can be used by organizations and end users that require secure access for IT applications, including e-mail, VPN, Windows login, disc encryption and Web single sign-on.
For internal staff, SAPO has deployed the Yubikey to provide two-factor access to the company-s intranet. This enables SAPO staff to access internal web applications and data externally, from unprotected equipment or networks. With YubiKeys, SAPO has instituted a new, more secure intranet access policy that requires two-factor authentication.
“One of the most important responsibilities that we have with our customers is security. We have actively taken the approach to teach our end users the best security practices,” said Abílio Martins, Portugal Telecom-s Board Member. “Through this partnership, we were able to provide our users with a thorough understanding of the value and use for two-factor authentication with the YubiKey, thus adding a valuable tool to our security arsenal.”
“The weakness of traditional usernames and passwords, and the demand for raised levels of security for online services and ISP continues to grow as hacker attacks around the world are increasing at an alarming rate,” said Stina Ehrensvard, CEO & founder of Yubico. “The perceived cost and complexity for adding more secure technologies to date limited their adaption. Yubico-s suite of authentication and security technology is simple to install, secure and extremely cost efficient, filling the gap in authentication security for ISPs.”
SAPO announced their support of two-factor authentication together with Yubico during the programming contest Codebits in Lisbon, Portugal.
Yubico is the leading provider of simple, open online identity protection. The company-s flagship product, the YubiKey, uniquely combines driverless USB hardware with open source software. More than a million users in 95 countries rely on the YubiKey for online identity protection with simple and secure access to computers, networks and online services. Customers range from individual Internet users to e-governments and Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2007, Yubico is privately held with offices in California, Sweden and UK. For more information, please visit
SAPO is the largest Internet Service Provider and Web portal in Portugal with over 1 million daily users and 500 million monthly pageviews, with a wide and solid international presence in Cape Verd, Angola, Mozambique and East Timor. SAPO develops several contents across multiple channels and a range of services such as: Search, Videos, Blogs Photos, Messenger, Email, News and Classifieds for multiple platforms (PC, mobile and television).
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