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Polhem Prize awarded to Yubico – The Hackers’ Worst Enemy

Polhem Prize awarded to Yubico – The Hackers’ Worst Enemy

Jakob and Stina Ehrensvärd, founders of the cybersecurity company Yubico, have been awarded this year’s Polhem Prize by Engineers of Sweden. Their YubiKey, designed to protect against data breaches, is now used by the largest tech companies in the U.S., large corporations and governments around the world and helps to secure critical infrastructure.