Francis Geronimo

Francis Geronimo was an IT Engineer at Panther Labs who was involved in implementing WebAuthn security measures for the company. He co-authored a detailed description of how Panther deployed phishless FIDO2 (WebAuthn) security keys using Okta and YubiKeys.12{index=2 url="https://tldrsec.com/p/tldr-sec-164" title="dr sec #164 - Becoming Phishless, Machine Learning, Memory Safe ..." iconURL="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=tldrsec.com&sz=32" domain="tldrsec.com"}] In this implementation, each employee received two security keys: a Yubikey 5ci for mobile devices and a Yubikey 5c Nano for laptops. The deployment also included registering biometric factors like TouchID/FaceID for macOS and iOS, and Fingerprint Auth for Android devices.

Unfortunately, on March 7, 2023, Francis Geronimo, along with other colleagues, was laid off from his role at Panther Labs.3 In a LinkedIn post, he expressed gratitude towards his coworkers and the company for his time there.

Francis Geronimo's work at Panther Labs contributed to enhancing the company's security posture by implementing advanced authentication methods, which helped protect against phishing attacks and improve overall cybersecurity.