Workday, Inc.: Workday expands security toolset with Duo partnership

Integration of Duo's multi-factor authentication strengthens customer security
to help ensure the right people access Workday 

LONDON, 2018-01-17 14:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for
finance and human resources, today announced a partnership with Duo Security, a
cybersecurity leader specialising in trusted access and multi-factor
authentication (MFA) technologies that are easy to use, yet powerful in
ensuring the right people are accessing the right applications. As part of the
partnership, Workday will complement its robust, built-in security with
seamless integrations that enable customers to leverage Duo's MFA functionality
right within Workday's user interface. With this joint, expanded toolset in one
experience, organisations can further strengthen safeguards to mitigate
phishing incidents and ensure validated, trusted access to Workday anytime,
from any device. 

Expanded security toolset in one Workday experience
The composition of today's workforce is ever-changing as organisations employ
teams comprised of full-time, freelance, and contingent workers, among others,
who increasingly are working across different kinds of devices and locations.
This, coupled with greater volumes of sensitive, worker-related data and more
intelligent phishing and cybersecurity threats, has organisations asking for
better methods to keep workers productive with access to critical business
applications when, where, and how they prefer - in a more secure environment. 

With this influx of worker types, data, devices, and security threats, Workday
saw an opportunity to expand its security offerings by bringing Duo's
industry-leading trusted access technologies into its product suite using the
latest in visual integration technology. With Duo and Workday in one seamless
experience, Workday customers will benefit from: 

  -- Greater flexibility for today's mobile workforce 
- Customers will be able to leverage Duo's global and comprehensive MFA
     product to provide more flexibility for workers of all types. For example,
     customers with sales teams who travel often - switching between corporate
     and outside networks and working regularly from smartphones - can trust
     that team members are securely logging into Workday once they have
     authenticated access with Duo on their mobile device.
  -- Stepped-up security over the most sensitive data 
- With Duo's MFA offerings in conjunction with Workday's step-up
     authentication, administrators can further limit access to the most
     sensitive data and resources in Workday. For example, if an employee's
     smartphone is inadvertently placed in the wrong hands, administrators can
     rest assured that several steps of identity verification are required
     before sensitive information like payment elections are accessed or
     changed.
  -- More awareness and control of vulnerable devices - 
Combining Duo's contextual understanding of devices and device health with
     Workday's extensive knowledge of worker identity, provides customers with a
     superior offering for secure access in an increasingly mobile world. For
     example, because Duo can recognise device health indicators such as
     outdated software, customers could define a policy that prohibits access to
     Workday by employees who are using devices running vulnerable versions of
     the operating system.

Comments on the news
"Integrating Duo with Workday is yet another avenue to help ensure that all
Workday customers are leveraging MFA to protect their people and businesses,"
said Josh DeFigueiredo, chief trust officer, Workday. "Our partnership
reinforces both the security protections we built into the Workday technology
platform and the commitment we made to safeguard customers' data since day
one." 

"The Ohio State University has partnered with both Duo and Workday since 2015,"
said Helen Patton, chief information security officer, The Ohio State
University. "Their partnership will help our community deliver on the
university's mission securely and effectively. We look forward to the
partnership and the benefits that it will bring to our university." 

"This is a natural partnership for two cloud leaders focused on people-centric
secure enterprise IT," said Jon Oberheide, chief technology officer and
co-founder, Duo Security. "Together we will help further protect the most
sensitive data and applications of our joint customers - no matter where or how
they work." 

Availability
Workday plans to make solutions resulting from the Duo partnership available
beginning in the first half of calendar year 2018. 

Additional Information
Please visit the Workday blog for additional perspective from Josh
DeFigueiredo, chief trust officer, Workday: Q&A with Workday's Chief Trust
Officer 

About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and
human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human
capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest
companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organisations
ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected
Workday. 

About Duo Security
Duo helps defend organisations against breaches through its easy and effective
cloud-based Trusted Access product suite. The company verifies the identity of
users and the health of their devices before granting them access to
applications. Duo's intentional balance of security and usability has led the
company to be a trusted partner to thousands of customers worldwide, including
Dresser-Rand, Etsy, Facebook, K-Swiss, Random House, Yelp, Zillow, Paramount
Pictures, and more. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company maintains offices in
Austin, Texas; San Mateo, California; and London. Visit duo.com to find out
more. 

Forward-looking statements
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things, statements regarding the expected performance and benefits of Workday's
offerings. The words "believe," "may," "will," "plan," "expect," and similar
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results could differ materially from the results implied by these
forward-looking statements. Risks include, but are not limited to, risks
described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
including our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2017 and our future
reports that we may file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause
actual results to vary from expectations. Workday assumes no obligation to, and
does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after
the date of this release. 

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currently available are subject to change at Workday's discretion and may not
be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday, Inc.
services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features,
and functions that are currently available. 

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