RSA, the security-first identity leader, announced expanded phishing-resistant, passwordless capabilities today at Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2024. Built to secure financial services organizations, government agencies, healthcare, and other highly-regulated industries from the most frequent and highest-impact attacks, these new RSA capabilities meet the most stringent cybersecurity regulations and are a key asset in developing a Zero Trust security architecture:

“RSA Authenticator App 4.5 and the RSA iShield Key 2 series build on decades of security-first leadership and innovation in authentication,” said RSA CEO Rohit Ghai. “Modern data breaches show that while MFA is essential, it’s not sufficient: organizations need phishing-resistant authentication to protect their operations and defend themselves from advanced threats.”

“Organizations first started using digital passwords in 1961, and after more than 60 years it’s well past time for tech to move on,” said RSA CISO Rob Hughes, who will detail how organizations can reduce their reliance on passwords at a session at the Gartner IAM Summit on December 9 at 11:45 AM. “RSA recently released a global survey showing that 61% of organizations had plans to implement passwordless authentication in the next year. Given how frequently passwords are the cause of data breaches, these new RSA capabilities will help organizations reduce their attack surface and implement the new solutions that modern risks require.”

“As a valued board member of the FIDO Alliance, RSA has helped the organization develop authentication standards suitable for enterprise use – which are now reflected in their FIDO Certified RSA Authenticator App 4.5 for iOS and Android,” said Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director & CEO of FIDO Alliance. “The FIDO Alliance applauds this launch and RSA’s commitment to delivering phishing-resistant, user-friendly FIDO Certified solutions to address the varying requirements for workforce authentication.”