Case Study: Abtis achieves phishing-resistant, passwordless IT supply-chain security with YubiKeys from Yubico

Abtis secures customers’ digital futures with YubiKeys Protecting the IT supply chain with phishing-resistant MFA

Abtis, an IT services provider in Pforzheim, Germany specializing in Microsoft solutions, needed to strengthen security for its customers and protect its role in critical IT supply chains as remote and hybrid work increased. Facing regulatory pressure (NIS2) and the limits of SMS, phone calls and app-based MFA, Abtis sought a phishing-resistant, easy-to-use authentication method to secure identities, devices and cloud data.

Abtis rolled out YubiKey 5 NFC (USB‑C/NFC) company-wide for FIDO2 passwordless login and as a strong second factor with Microsoft Entra ID and Conditional Access, completing deployment in two months and disabling SMS/phone MFA. The result: smoother user experience, reduced account-takeover risk, measurable cost savings, and higher security for both Abtis and its customers — including adoption for VPN and other services.

Abtis

Sebastian Thum

Senior SOC Analyst