Case Study: Boliden achieves stronger security and passwordless login with YubiKeys from Yubico

Boliden speeds passwordless logins and boosts security with Yubico

Boliden, a leading European metal mining company based in Sweden, faced a significant cybersecurity challenge. As the company pursued digital transformation and remote operations, its reliance on username and password authentication was deemed insufficient against modern threats like ransomware. The company urgently needed stronger, phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication to protect highly privileged accounts and enable its secure digitization journey with Yubico's YubiKeys.

Yubico's solution involved deploying YubiKey 5C NFC devices for FIDO2 and smart card authentication. This provided a physical, touch-required layer of security for accessing cloud services like Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and AWS. The implementation was simple and successful, increasing security assurance, saving time, and improving the user experience by moving towards passwordless logins. Boliden reported that the YubiKeys were a key enabler for secure digitization and plans to expand their deployment across the entire organization.

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