05 Apr

1 Min read

Nok Nok’s Rolf Lindemann at Identiverse 2023

April 5, 2023 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Join Nok Nok’s Rolf Lindemann at Identiverse 2023 at 8:30 am on June 2nd in Las Vegas as he hosts, Leveraging Multi-Device Passkeys in Regulated Markets. As the leader of product and strategy at Nok Nok, Rolf brings more than 20 years of experience in IT security, he has deep knowledge of security markets and technologies.

Multi-device passkeys offer a convenient way to authenticate across devices – similar to how consumers have learned to authenticate with passwords. For regulated industries, however, the duplication of keys, the lack of control when introducing new devices pose a compliance challenge. Additionally, the lack of granularity when suspending or revoking such multi-device credentials adds complexity to practical implementations.

The good news is that there are strategies for overcoming these challenges, making it possible for banks, fintechs, mobile network operators, and other regulated industries to leverage the benefits of passkeys as part of their passwordless journey.

In Rolf’s session you will learn various approaches for bringing the convenience of passkeys to your customers, while addressing the security requirements imposed on regulated markets.

10 Mar

2 Min read

Passkeys Webinar

March 10, 2023 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Nok Nok, Trusona, and the FIDO Alliance invite you to a passkeys webinar. Join Nok Nok’s VP Products Rolf Lindemann, Trusona’s CTO John Summers, and the FIDO Alliance’s Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and CMO for a passkeys webinar streaming through ZOOM on March 28, 2023 at 9am PT. Top Considerations for Supporting Passkeys In Your Digital Business is designed for digital business leaders and product owners looking to gain a better understanding of the benefits of passkeys and their practical implementation in a digital service.

The panel will discuss the immediate readiness of passkeys and the effort required to support them, along with the UX challenges across multiple user journeys. Additionally, they will explore various deployment options and help attendees get started quickly on their passkey journey.

Key takeaways:

• Passkeys have material business value (e.g. auth success, reduced ATOs, etc.)
• Passkeys require an infrastructure to support
• You can get started today
• Partners can ensure a successful passkey implementation

Mark your calendars for 9am PT on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 and register now for this passkeys webinar, a critical discussion about the value of passkeys.

Nok Nok is the trusted leader in passwordless consumer authentication for the world’s largest organizations. Delivering the most innovative authentication solutions in the market today, Nok Nok empowers global organizations to improve the user experience to access digital services while meeting the most advanced privacy and regulatory requirements. Learn more about Nok Nok here.

Trusona was founded with a simple promise: know who’s on the other end. Since 2015, they’ve helped companies achieve higher levels of assurance in digital identity by moving beyond the vulnerabilities of traditional username/password authentication to passwordless identity authentication. Learn about Trusona here.

The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association with a focused mission: authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords. The FIDO Alliance promotes the development of, use of, and compliance with standards for authentication and device attestation. Learn more about the FIDO Alliance here.

17 Feb

1 Min read

Nok Nok Featured on Keen On

February 17, 2023 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Nok Nok on KEEN ON. When Will Silicon Valley Fix its Annoying Password Problem? Nok Nok’s Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that might finally kill the online password as featured on the KEEN ON podcast with Andrew Keen. In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew Keen talks to Nok Nok CEO Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that, he promises, will finally kill the online password.

View more KEEN ON content here and enjoy additional Nok Nok Videos here.

05 Jul

3 Min read

All The Major Technology Companies Adopt The FIDO Standard

July 5, 2022 Nok Nok News 0 comments

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14 Jun

2 Min read

Dr. Rolf Lindemann at Authenticate Summit

June 14, 2022 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Dr. Rolf Lindemann at Authenticate Summit

21 Dec

2 Min read

FIDO Alliance To Conduct Certified Professionals Webinar On December

December 21, 2021 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Following the October announcement of the FIDO Certified Professional Program, FIDO Alliance will conduct the FIDO Certified Professionals webinar on December 16, 2021. The webinar, which will start at 11 am PT (2 pm ET), will feature Dr. Rae Rivera.

In line with this, FIDO Alliance will conduct the FIDO Certified Professionals webinar on December 16, 2021. The webinar, which will start at 11 am PT (2 pm ET), will feature Dr. Rae Rivera.

Dr. Rivera, FIDO Alliance’s Certification Director, will talk about what is involved in FIDO Certified Professional Program, how it can help you or your organization, and what to consider to know if you should get certified.

The program highlights the growth in FIDO adoption, which has seen momentum worldwide. It aims to increase the number of available experts who can support businesses in the implementation of stronger FIDO authentication solutions. This way, more organizations can expect the faster roll-out of FIDO adoption with the help of FIDO-certified professionals. The latest certification program will open in early 2022.

Various types of organizations from different industries can benefit from the program, including job functions like identity and access management professionals, security professionals, systems and operations engineers, and technology architects.

FIDO Alliance conducts multiple certification programs, including those related to function, cyber security, and biometrics. The FIDO Certified Professional Program is seen to complement these by formally recognizing knowledge of online security and authentication professionals. It is an assessment and validation of expertise on FIDO standards and authentication technologies.

FIDO-certified experts will have the necessary technical knowledge to analyze business requirements. They can also help design a suitable FIDO architecture to address their needs.

FIDO Alliance is an association composed of multiple organizations that want to develop and promote authentication standards. Thus, hoping to reduce overreliance on passwords when it comes to security. It is known to establish and share industry best practices in cyber security and authentication solutions. It helps organizations deal with security challenges by providing guides for more secure alternatives.

Increasing the number of authentication experts globally through the FIDO Certified Professional Program will give more organizations access to talented and skilled professionals. You can check out the FIDO Certified Professional Program page and register for updates.

If you have questions about the program, you can also attend the webinar. Register here and see you on December 16!

02 Nov

1 Min read

Nok Nok’s founder named Authentication Visionary

November 2, 2021 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Nok Nok’s founder named Authentication Visionary. Nok Nok’s founder and CEO, Phil Dunkelberger has been named a visionary by Goode Intelligence for his work in authentication, encryption, and security. Enjoy this interview with Alan Goode the CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence.

21 Oct

1 Min read

Meet Nok Nok at Money 20/20 Las Vegas

October 21, 2021 Nok Nok News 0 comments

Nok Nok is at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas from October 24 through October 27, 2021. If you are attending Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, this is your opportunity to experience a demo of just how easy a completely passwordless experience can be across any application, and on any device at the Nok Nok booth (#2428). You will also learn how the Nok Nok S3 Authentication Platform can vastly improve your customer onboarding, sign-in, and payment transaction success rates all while dramatically reducing your threat surface.

Over a decade ago, Nok Nok was one of the inventors of the FIDO Standards LINK, that are now being deployed in virtually every operating system in every type of consumer endpoint device today – including bank cards and credit cards LINK.

Nok Nok customers have accelerated success in their digital transformation initiatives with passwordless implementations worldwide and scaling well into the hundreds of millions of users. Click HERE if you would like to learn more or schedule a meeting when you visit Nok Nok at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas.

13 Aug

3 Min read

The First Internet ID and Payment Card is Here

August 13, 2021 Nok Nok News 0 comments

The First Internet ID and Payment Card is Here

In 2003, the first metal card transaction created an entirely new product for the high net worth and affluent audiences that set a new standard for quality and security in payment. Now, metal cards have become the default for any high-end credit card option, and wallets across the world suddenly got heavier as these sleek and elegant cards quickly replaced their plastic counterparts. At Nok Nok, we admire the innovation and vision behind reinventing what our wallets look like, which is why we’re pushing the envelope even further.

This week we announced a strategic alliance with the company behind the metal card, CompoSecure, to introduce the first internet ID and payment card. This new offering, which will roll out early next year, will act as a virtual ignition key to authenticate a user into any digital service on any device and create a new level of safety for both consumers and merchants. If recent months have taught us anything, it’s that criminals will never stop looking for new ways to target and exploit weaknesses in consumer transactions.

Our partnership with CompoSecure will create a platform for secure login and one-step authentication that removes any risk or expense associated with “Card Not Present” transactions, chargebacks, or BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later). Currently, there are substantial downsides for these types of transactions, whether it’s the risk associated with giving your credit card information over the phone for pizza delivery or making payments online. With 2.8 billion credit cards currently in use worldwide combined with a $25 billion Card Not Present fraud industry, the need for securing these types of transactions is immediate.

The buck doesn’t stop there. While securing payments is a primary focus, both Nok Nok and CompoSecure want to completely change how business is conducted over the internet. This new offering will also allow us to combat identity fraud in evolving areas such as eGaming, cryptocurrency exchanges, e-passports, and more. We want to extend the security CompoSecure has already deployed to its credit cards to any verifiable claim, which could include anything from COVID vaccination status to proof of driver’s license. We have big plans!

When we started working on solving the authentication problem nine years ago with a standards-based approach, we knew the journey wouldn’t be a quick one. We’re nearing a tipping point toward mass adoption of strong authentication and assurance signals, as security teams are dealing with the challenges and costs of data breaches. Our work with CompoSecure is just beginning and the benefits will help bring Nok Nok’s vision of greater security and a better user experience to life.

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15 Jul

3 Min read

10 Years Later – How Nok Nok Labs brought about a change in strong and passwordless authentication

July 15, 2021 Nok Nok News 0 comments

10 Years Later – How Nok Nok Labs brought about a change in strong and passwordless authentication

By David Strom

Nok Nok Labs came into being, a decade ago and is having its’ moment in the spotlight. The company has seen the FIDO standards become adopted around the globe, in some cases with very large scalable deployments that involve millions of end users and sold more than 500M key pairs. Along with helping to assemble the beginnings of the FIDO Alliance, Nok Nok engineers were co-creators of this now well-established set of authentication standards and have continued to innovate (with 50 patents filed), integrate and improve upon them in the past decade.

Nok Nok’s success is well deserved, especially in light of the recent unprecedented funding announcement by Transmit Security, the need for better authentication processes thanks to the continued expansion of breaches during the pandemic (Solar Winds breach, Biden’s Executive order for MFA, Ransomware Attacks and the continued use of compromised credentials as the source of 80% of breaches (Verizon DBIR). Also it is quite timely, thanks to the Covid pandemic and having an expanding remote workforce and a larger volume of online shopping. These stronger authentication mechanisms have helped to build consumer and business confidence in their logins and transactions.

Nok Nok’s authentication products validate the need and the market adoption for these new authentication solutions. One of the interesting aspects is the more frequent usage of the phrase “passwordless authentication.” (The news story by Transmit Security puts the term front and center, for example.) Indeed, the term now signifies a bona fide market segment, all thanks to FIDO protocols which make it easier for companies to transition, deploy, and manage a more secure solution that is focused on stronger security and privacy.

The FIDO Alliance now consists of the three major endpoint device players (Microsoft, Apple and Google). Nok Nok has helped to pave the road for other companies to develop solutions that supports these standards. Nok Nok’s customers include some of the world’s largest banks and other financial services firms, telecommunications vendors, mobile network operators, and SaaS vendors. “We’ve taken an immense amount of pride in our continued innovation beyond the FIDO standards as shown by our years of experience with large, scalable deployments that involve millions of users,” said Phillip Dunkelberger, the CEO of Nok Nok. “We have made it easier to transition, deploy, and manage a more secure authentication solution that is focused on stronger security and privacy.”

Moreover, these new authentication products can deliver superior customer service. As an example, when a T-Mobile customer dials for help on 611, a customer representative doesn’t have to take the caller through an extensive question-and-answer dialog but can authenticate them immediately using FIDO keys. This saves time and reduces the frustration on both parties.

Until Nok Nok came along, there wasn’t a single source of authentications for mobile and web apps, to delegate authentications to third parties (such as during a typical online purchase with your credit card), using adaptive or step-up authentication (such as when a banking customer wants to make a major wire funds transfer) or something that is used by the typical “know your customer” process. That is a lot of different use cases that can benefit from stronger authentications, and we are all better for the past decade of Nok Nok’s developments.