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Integration of Duo's multi-factor authentication
strengthens customer security to help ensure the right people
access Workday
LONDON, Jan. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise
cloud applications for finance and human resources,
today announced a partnership with Duo Security, a
cybersecurity leader specialising in trusted access and
multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies that are easy to
use, yet powerful in ensuring the right people are accessing the
right applications. As part of the partnership, Workday will
complement its robust, built-in security with seamless integrations
that enable customers to leverage Duo's MFA functionality right
within Workday's user interface. With this joint, expanded toolset
in one experience, organisations can further strengthen safeguards
to mitigate phishing incidents and ensure validated, trusted access
to Workday anytime, from any device.
Expanded security toolset in one
Workday experience
The composition of today's workforce is ever-changing as
organisations employ teams comprised of full-time, freelance, and
contingent workers, among others, who increasingly are working
across different kinds of devices and locations. This, coupled with
greater volumes of sensitive, worker-related data and more
intelligent phishing and cybersecurity threats, has organisations
asking for better methods to keep workers productive with access to
critical business applications when, where, and how they prefer -
in a more secure environment.
With this influx of worker types, data, devices,
and security threats, Workday saw an opportunity to expand its
security offerings by bringing Duo's industry-leading trusted
access technologies into its product suite using the latest in
visual integration technology. With Duo and Workday in one seamless
experience, Workday customers will benefit from:
- Greater flexibility for today's
mobile workforce - Customers will be able to leverage
Duo's global and comprehensive MFA product to provide more
flexibility for workers of all types. For example, customers with
sales teams who travel often - switching between corporate and
outside networks and working regularly from smartphones - can trust
that team members are securely logging into Workday once they have
authenticated access with Duo on their mobile device.
- Stepped-up security over the
most sensitive data - With Duo's MFA offerings in
conjunction with Workday's step-up authentication, administrators
can further limit access to the most sensitive data and resources
in Workday. For example, if an employee's smartphone is
inadvertently placed in the wrong hands, administrators can rest
assured that several steps of identity verification are required
before sensitive information like payment elections are accessed or
changed.
- More awareness and control of
vulnerable devices - Combining Duo's contextual
understanding of devices and device health with Workday's extensive
knowledge of worker identity, provides customers with a superior
offering for secure access in an increasingly mobile world. For
example, because Duo can recognise device health indicators such as
outdated software, customers could define a policy that prohibits
access to Workday by employees who are using devices running
vulnerable versions of the operating system.
Comments on the
news
"Integrating Duo with Workday is yet another avenue to help ensure
that all Workday customers are leveraging MFA to protect their
people and businesses," said Josh DeFigueiredo, chief trust
officer, Workday. "Our partnership reinforces both the security
protections we built into the Workday technology platform and the
commitment we made to safeguard customers' data since day one."
"The Ohio State University has partnered with both
Duo and Workday since 2015," said Helen Patton, chief information
security officer, The Ohio State University. "Their partnership
will help our community deliver on the university's mission
securely and effectively. We look forward to the partnership and
the benefits that it will bring to our university."
"This is a natural partnership for two cloud
leaders focused on people-centric secure enterprise IT," said Jon
Oberheide, chief technology officer and co-founder, Duo Security.
"Together we will help further protect the most sensitive data and
applications of our joint customers - no matter where or how they
work."
Availability
Workday plans to make solutions resulting from the Duo partnership
available beginning in the first half of calendar year 2018.
Additional
Information
Please visit the Workday blog for additional perspective from Josh
DeFigueiredo, chief trust officer, Workday: Q&A with
Workday's Chief Trust Officer
About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications
for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005,
Workday delivers financial management, human capital management,
and analytics applications designed for the world's largest
companies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Organisations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50
enterprises have selected Workday.
About Duo Security
Duo helps defend organisations against breaches through its easy
and effective cloud-based Trusted Access product suite. The company
verifies the identity of users and the health of their devices
before granting them access to applications. Duo's intentional
balance of security and usability has led the company to be a
trusted partner to thousands of customers worldwide, including
Dresser-Rand, Etsy, Facebook, K-Swiss, Random House, Yelp, Zillow,
Paramount Pictures, and more. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company
maintains offices in Austin, Texas; San Mateo, California; and
London. Visit duo.com to find out more.
Forward-looking
statements
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among other things, statements regarding the expected performance
and benefits of Workday's offerings. The words "believe," "may,"
"will," "plan," "expect," and similar expressions are intended to
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risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), including our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
October 31, 2017 and our future reports that we may file with the
SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary
from expectations. Workday assumes no obligation to, and does not
currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements
after the date of this release.
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or public statements that are not currently available are subject
to change at Workday's discretion and may not be delivered as
planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday, Inc. services
should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features,
and functions that are currently available.
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