If you're struggling for password ideas, we've got the lowdown on what you should be avoiding, based on the latest data. In this article, we’ll be covering the most-used passwords revealed in the ...

Lousy grammar and nonsense may help boost password strength, a new research paper argues. Because the minimum recommended length of passwords has increased over the past few years, it's often ...

Passwords are the keys to our digital lives—think how many times you log in to websites and other systems. But just like ...

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How much do you hate passwords? In simpler times, they were a necessary nuisance, but with more than 15 billion breached credentials now running around the dark web, maintaining good password hygiene ...

A password management company estimates 3 million users pick one of the following passwords: 1,2,3,4,5,6. Password. iloveyou. NordPass says each of these passwords could be cracked in under a second.

Not long ago, I received an announcement about a new book on constructing good passwords. My first reaction was an incredulous “An entire book on PASSWORDS?”. I have written columns on passwords, good ...

A professional ethical hacker has demonstrated just how simple it is for cybercriminals to uncover someone's password online, frequently requiring less than three minutes. Brandyn Murtagh, who employs ...