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Deel’s latest policy template on IT Equipment Policies can help HR teams stay organized when handling requests across time zones (and even languages). This free template gives you:
Clear provisioning rules across all countries
Security protocols that prevent compliance gaps
Return processes that actually work remotely
This free equipment provisioning policy will enable you to adjust to any state or country you hire from instead of producing a new policy every time. That means less complexity and more time for greater priorities.
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Phishing Still Beats Your MFA Codes And Push Prompts?
If your “secure login” still relies on codes, approvals, or shared secrets, you’re basically one convincing fake login page away from a bad day. Phishing kits have gotten scary good at grabbing passwords and even relaying MFA in real time. The stronger alternative is phishing-resistant MFA using hardware security keys built on public key cryptography, so the authentication can’t be replayed on a lookalike site. That’s exactly why standards like FIDO2/WebAuthn and FIDO U2F show up in guidance around stronger MFA.
The experience is refreshingly simple: you plug in (or tap via NFC on supported devices), confirm it’s you, and you’re in. Behind the scenes, the key uses origin-bound cryptographic authentication, which is the part that makes phishing resistance real, not marketing. For orgs, it also helps cut down “MFA fatigue” chaos and reduces the blast radius of leaked passwords because the key is doing the heavy lifting, not a code that can be intercepted or tricked out of someone.
What makes these keys especially practical is compatibility and flexibility. Many support FIDO2/WebAuthn for modern passwordless and passkey-style flows, while also supporting other enterprise-friendly options like smart card (PIV), U2F, and more depending on the model, so you’re not locked into one narrow setup forever.
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