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Cisco Named a Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights™ 2025 Voice of the Customer for User Authentication
Cisco Duo has been recognized as a Customers’ Choice in the Gartner® Peer Insights™ 2025 Voice of the Customer for User Authentication report

Failing open: A lesson in attention to configurations
Avoid "failing open" in security. Learn critical lessons on secure configurations & best practices for robust cybersecurity. Protect your IT and workforce.

Easier, more effective MFA for ALL: The Duo Universal Prompt project
As Duo plans for the future, we’re excited to announce an initiative that will make the Duo authentication experience easier and more effective for everyone.

What’s new for you: Duo is now identity and access management
Duo is now Identity & Access Management. Discover our expanded IAM capabilities for comprehensive security solutions. Transform your access.

Duo Proximity Verification: Deployable phishing-resistant MFA
With Proximity Verification built into Duo’s IAM solution, organizations get strong, phishing-resistant authentication.

End-to-end phishing resistance that's actually deployable
Attackers have evolved. They are bypassing traditional MFA. To combat this, Duo is making it easy to deploy phishing-resistant MFA end-to-end.

New device? No problem: Enhanced Duo Instant Restore for Android
Enhanced Duo Instant Restore for Android. Secure your MFA accounts & easily restore access on new devices. Protect your mobile authentication.

Introducing Cisco AI Assistant for Duo
Meet the Cisco AI Assistant for Duo. Discover how AI enhances your security operations & simplifies identity management. Learn about AI innovation.

Why a security-first approach to IAM matters more than ever
Security-first means putting security first whenever possible. Duo puts security controls on by default, not as a costly or incomplete add-on.

Come see Duo at Identiverse 2025
Duo dramatically expands offering with new directory and phishing-resistant functionality to address the sharp rise in identity-based attacks.