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Ehrensvärd: The internet, software, and computing devices will never be secure
“We have to accept that we're not gonna have a secure internet. We will not be able to trust our software, will not be able to trust your networks, our Wi-Fi's, our devices, either computers or phones.”
Stina Ehrensvärd: All software across all devices will eventually be hacked
“Any software, on a computer, or a phone, or a server, eventually will be hacked.”
Ehrensvärd: All downloadable software on phones or computers is eventually hackable
“Any software that's downloaded on a computer or on a phone can sooner or later be hacked, and that's the reality we're seeing.”
Ehrensvärd: Biometrics offer no higher security than passwords or PINs
“I believe that the PIN or a password or biometrics is about the same level of security.”
Ehrensvärd: Cyberattacks can cause greater damage than traditional physical warfare
“Now we only have to hack into each other's systems on the government level, on a personal level, to do damage that can be far bigger than what we've done.”
Ehrensvärd: Google experienced zero successful phishing attempts after deploying FIDO U2F
“And since Google deployed this for all staff and contractors, they had zero phishing attempts.”
Ehrensvärd: FIDO authentication will have as large an impact as SSL
“I'm absolutely convinced that this will have as big impact on internet security as SSL have had in the past.”
Ehrensvärd: Banks and US government services will support FIDO by 2018
“By end of this year I will be able to log in to several banks, to US government services, and none of these services share any information about how my keys used.”
Ehrensvärd: Swedes are among the world's best software developers
“Yes, and that's also why Swedes are some of the best Software developers on the planet because they have the ability to work together, but also question each other.”
Ehrensvärd: Yubico will integrate YubiKey hardware security into credit cards
“So we will put YubiKey functionality into credit cards, and it's basically because it's a small chip. It's basically like a chip, and the software on the chip, it's not big. You know, that can be integrated into a lot of different things. We will see it in the…”
Ehrensvärd: 90% of data breaches stem from compromised credentials
“Probably 90% of every breach you read about is a user credential that has been compromised, and it's either a static password or a weak One, you know, two-factor authentication, like SMS or an app that is being taken.”
Ehrensvärd: US prioritizes speed over security, unlike Europe
“Here in America, it's been more about convenience and speed, while Europe has sort of, the convenience and speed is not as important as security.”
Ehrensvärd: Swedish entrepreneurs are more frugal and cautious than Silicon Valley founders
“Swedes are in general more frugal and more cautious. There is this saying that a Swede think that a million dollar is a lot of money.”
Ehrensvärd: Strong security historically came at the expense of privacy
“Historically, security and privacy has not been a good fit. You know, good security has always come with not so great privacy.”
Ehrensvärd: Yubico acquired Google as a customer through open-source community member
“One of them worked for Google. And that's how we got to Google.”
Ehrensvärd: Ram Shriram backed Yubico after initial Silicon Valley rejections
“Everyone said no to me when I landed here, because we weren't proven, but I continued, and eventually I got introduced to Ram Sharam, who sits in the board of Google, and he had this Silicon Valley mindset. After 40 minutes, he said, how can I help?”
Ehrensvärd: Native security standards will make cybersecurity safer by 2028
“I believe that the world is going to be much better in 10 years. And going back to the car and the seatbelts, today we have 10 times more cars on the street compared to 60 years ago, and we have actually fewer fatal accidents. And it's because there is built-i…”
Ehrensvärd: Google cut support costs by 92% using hardware security keys
“Google published a report not long ago where they said that they were able to cut down support to 92% compared to a phone app.”