Duo Security
Duo Security provides multi-factor authentication and identity security tools for businesses.
- Categories
- MFA and passwordless authentication, Identity and access management, Identity threat detection and response
- Based in
- Ann Arbor, United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Ownership
- Part of Cisco
About Duo Security
Duo Security, part of Cisco, sells identity security products. Its main offering is Duo Directory, a security-first IAM platform. The company provides phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, passwordless login, device trust, and remote access. It also offers Duo Passport, which reduces repeated authentication prompts by sharing trust between applications. Duo serves small and medium businesses, enterprises, and government agencies. It also names education, finance, legal, retail, technology, and healthcare as sectors it supports. The products aim to stop identity attacks while keeping access simple for users. Duo integrates with existing identity sources and can be used as a full IAM solution or as a broker for secure access. It emphasises phishing resistance, zero trust principles, and continuous identity security. The company also provides identity intelligence and threat detection tools.
Products
- Duo DirectoryA security-first identity and access management platform built to stop identity attacks.
- Duo PassportA cloud-based tool that reduces repeated authentication prompts by sharing trust between applications.
- Duo DesktopSoftware installed on a user's computer that shares session information between browsers and desktop clients.
- Duo Single Sign-OnAllows users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials.
- Duo PasswordlessEnables users to sign in from any device without a password.
- Duo PushA method for multi-factor authentication that sends a push notification to a user's device.
Ownership and deals
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