Best of 2013: Duo Security’s Year of Excellence in InfoSec
###Facebook's Security Philosophy or: How Engineers Learned to Love 2FA October 2013
Facebook’s security team presented their internal security challenges and solutions at Purdue University, including an overview of Facebook’s implementation of Duo Security to provide two-factor authentication to protect the company’s engineers, company data and source code. During their hour-long presentation the guys provided thoughtful insight into the security culture of Facebook and how that led them through the evaluation and implementation decisions of their two-factor authentication deployment.
Watch the video here, or learn more about Duo’s solution in our Facebook Success Story. Or, read our press release for the full story.
###PCI DSS Updates to Two-Factor Authentication Standard November 2013
More recently, the Payment Card Industry Security Standard (PCI DSS) updated its requirement for two-factor authentication in their 3.0 document, relevant to anyone dealing with credit card data online.
As with PCI DSS 2.0, the core requirement related to two-factor authentication is still 8.3. Since 2.0, however, the PCI Council has decided to split and refine the testing procedure section for this requirement. Find out more and how it affects your organization’s IT security in our blog post.
###Two-Factor for All: Duo Editions Designed for Every Need December 2013
Finally, we rolled out our two-factor authentication Editions for small, medium and large enterprises. We’re launched two revamped editions of Duo Security’s security solution, while keeping our free-for-life Personal Edition available to all users.
Duo’s Business Edition is designed to provide affordable security for small and mid-sized businesses on a budget, at just $1/user/month, while Duo’s Enterprise Edition boasts advanced management features for larger and more sophisticated deployments. Find out more about our features and editions in our blog post, or visit our Product Tour for details on the benefits our enhanced two-factor authentication solution.
We have a lot more in store for 2014, so follow us on Twitter and read our Blog for the latest updates!
Note: As of 1/1/2017, Duo no longer offers the Business Edition. Please visit our Pricing page to view our latest editions.
Note: Duo's Enterprise Edition is now known as Duo MFA. Please visit our Pricing page to view our latest editions.