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Beyond SMS OTP: Why FIDO2 Hardware YubiKeys Are Essential for Kenyan Banking & IT Administrators

Published: Jul 27, 2026 Updated: Jul 27, 2026 Jay Digital Solutions Engineering Team
Beyond SMS OTP: Why FIDO2 Hardware YubiKeys Are Essential for Kenyan Banking & IT Administrators

SIM-Swapping Vulnerabilities in Kenya

With widespread mobile money and telecom infrastructure in Kenya, social-engineering SIM-swap attacks have compromised numerous corporate bank accounts and administrative consoles protected only by SMS OTP codes. FIDO2 Hardware Security Keys (such as YubiKey 5 Series) utilize public-key cryptography bound directly to the browser URL, making phishing and man-in-the-middle credential interception physically impossible.

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