Phishing-Resistant Isn't Enough; Yubico Takes Aim at Identity-Verification Gap
The new YubiID service bridges identity verification with credential enrollment and recovery across existing identity platforms, closing a phishing-resistant authentication gap. Plus: post-quantum YubiKey beta.
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