Tempering with US elections had risen to become a major concern in US’ national politics and Federal spheres. As the US elections are right next corner, in recent weeks US governments and State agencies were on the defensive as they had been on the taking end of multiple malicious and harmful attacks. This term, who ever will win the election, or any election, there will be a worthy solution. An Identity-first solution. Introducing the RSA iShield Key 2 and RSA ishield Key 2 Pro. The RSA iShield Key 2 series will be available by the end of 2024
The threats or on, and rising. The US presidential elections are right around the corner, and the Cyberattacks on the Presidential campaigns have stepped up a notch. Not only nation wide, but also attacking swinging states’ election systems. The New York Times reported last week that a sophisticated breach of American telecommunications systems has extended to the presidential campaigns. It was unclear what Data was taken in the attack. According to the report, Microsoft cybersecurity experts have indexed as “Salt Typhoon” to the group suspected. A Chinese group suspected of using sophisticated techniques to hack into major systems — most recently, American telecommunication companies. Apparently, the group focused primarily on counterintelligence targets, unlike other hacking groups that may try to steal corporate data, money or other secrets. Among the phones targeted were devices used by former President Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio. The effort is believed to be part of a wide-ranging intelligence-collection effort that also took aim at Democrats, including staff members of both Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader.
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Not only that, earlier this month, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) observed sustained influence efforts by Russia, Iran, and China aimed at undermining U.S. democratic processes. In continuation, CNN reported that in the same report it was stated that Iranian government-linked hackers have researched and probed election-related websites in multiple US swing states, in a possible effort to discover vulnerabilities that could be used to influence the presidential election. US media reported last month that the office of Georgia’s secretary of state repelled a cyberattack that appeared to be an attempt to shut down the website voters use to request absentee ballots ahead of the election.
Both such attacks aimed towards Stately agencies, political actors and services are not unique to the US or its recent elections. In Israel, PcMag website reported that Antivirus provider ESET said that a hacker was able to breach a company partner in Israel and send phishing emails to customers posing as the ESET brand. Recently, Israeli Newspaper Haaretz reported that an Hacking group with connections to one of Iran’s Intelligence arms had started to publish via Social Media early in September 2024 personal information, some of it sensitive, of past and present high ranking defense and stately Israeli officials. According to the Hacker group, the info was received by breaching the official’s email accounts. The disclosures include messages from two former and 2 residing high rank Israeli officials. The group also threatened to publish info of a opposition party leader and former IDF general, Yair Golan, and the IDF designated Farsi spokesperson. But for each threat, there are those who rise up for the challenge.
Introducing the RSA iShield Key 2 and the RSA iShield Key 2 Pro solution families. The Birthchild of the partnership between Storage technology Visionary Swissbit and security-first identity leader RSA, these Next generation hardware authenticators solutions have all the capabilities for a better, safer tomorrow. Especially designed for governmental functions, services and agencies. Strict US federal regulations approved, these RSA iShield Key 2 Series provide the best security capabilities for Sensitive data and critical infrastructure protection. Received by the constant link of a secure supply chain, these Multi FACTOR Authentication (MFA) solutions provide updates and management of your critical protection. High status and high-risk environments be assured, this Swissbit-RSA combo solution provides you the best Phishing resistant secure access option with its FIDO Passkey and PIV smart card functionality. Making it the idle choice for Healthcare, Energy, financial, government and other sectors that have a dire need for capable Identity protection.
Ensuring unnoticed integration and compatibility, RSA customers can use the RSA iShield Key 2 series as either a FIDO Passkey or an OATH OTP to authenticate into any RSA ID Plus platforms (designated for the wider public or for governments) which feature single sign-on (SSO), identity verification, and other applications across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises resources.This seamless integration can be further felt as even for those who have a former PIV infrastructure can use the RSA iShield Key 2 series for PIV-derived credentials.
Silvio Muscher, Swissbit AG CEO, has stated that the combination of the tech designers’ technologies “will enable organizations to implement strong, phishing resistant authentication mechanisms that are not only user-friendly but also highly resilient to modern cyberattacks”.
Furthermore, The RSA and Swissbit partnership can protect government agencies’ most critical assets and operations, due to their wonderful capabilities. These solutions will be have FIDO2, Personal Identification Verification, Hash-based message authentication-based One Time Password (HOTP) support alongside a FIPS 140-3 certified smart chip. Providing the private sector as well as U.S. federal agencies, systems integrators, and government contractors with a AAL3 hardware authenticator that meets Executive Order 14028, OMB M-22-09, and OMB M-24-14.The RSA iShield Key 2 series will be available by the end of 2024.
E.D.E. Electronics CEO, Dr. Eran Weis, said that “the threat level for any state agency, or service provider is a stifling one in this day and age”, and explained, “with this new Swissbit Hardened Hardware based Identity protection solution, equipped with the splendid RSA capabilities, can provide the best protection of our age against Phishing, identity theft and Cyber penetration attempts. It is a step towards a better protected work environment. A much safer, better tech future”.
“Protecting critical infrastructure, maintaining election security, and defending against increasing nation-state attacks demand security-first solutions,” said RSA CEO Rohit Ghai regarding the solutions, and remarked “That’s why 13 of 15 executive departments and hundreds of local agencies depend on RSA to secure everything from remote work to classified operations, and we’ll expand on that trust through the new solutions we’re bringing to market exclusively with Swissbit.”
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