Your complicated password might be doing more harm than good
We all struggle to keep track of our seemingly endless and growing list of passwords. Trying to follow the so-called rules makes an overwhelming task …
We all struggle to keep track of our seemingly endless and growing list of passwords. Trying to follow the so-called rules makes an overwhelming task …
Passwords… we keep coming back to this incredibly sophisticated technology that can also be the Achilles’ Heel of everything you do online. We have all …
The first Thursday of May each year is World Password Day, which explains all the password-related announcements we saw this week. First, 1Password 8 for …
Netflix has started testing a new feature that will be concerning to many users. The streamer is testing a password-sharing fee to charge accounts that …
Choosing the right passwords is both incredibly stressful and vitally important. Everything from our work emails to our bank accounts is readily accessible online, and …
Netflix password sharing is a widespread practice that’s been in use since the early days of the streaming service. Netflix knows about it and doesn’t …
LastPass is a password manager app, the kind of security application we always advise people to use to increase the safety of their passwords. These …
Despite the seemingly unstoppable wave of cyberattacks that should teach users to improve their defenses against, not all internet users learn from their mistakes. Some …
A new version of the remote access Trojan known as Agent Tesla has resurfaced, this time distributing what researchers have found is an updated version …
Shortly before Apple CEO Tim Cook took the virtual stage at the iPhone maker’s Apple Park headquarters campus for WWDC 2021 on Monday — at …
It will never cease to baffle me how many people still choose childishly simple passwords like “12345” or “password” to attempt to secure their digital …
A common refrain among digital security professionals is for users to rely on the services of a strong password manager for their myriad account credentials …
There’s an old joke that made the rounds on Twitter a few years back which said that there’s only one Netflix subscriber in the world …
LastPass announced that subscribers on the free tier would have to choose between desktop-only and mobile-only use rather than enjoying a complete password management experience. …
Just because your account credentials may have been caught up in a data breach, doesn’t mean you automatically have to suffer the effects of cyber …
Slack notified users who accessed the chat service on Android between December 21st and January 20th that they should immediately change their account passwords. A …
Microsoft launched Autofill, a new password manager tool available inside the Microsoft account. Autofill works on mobile via the Microsoft Authenticator app and on the …
Google just released Chrome 88, a browser update that brings over several useful changes, including a new password security feature that everyone managing passwords with …
A new feature that Google is baking directly into its Chrome browser will ostensibly help all of us stay much safer when surfing the web. …
Google on Wednesday announced new tools meant to enhance user privacy across its products, such as Google Maps incognito mode, YouTube history deletion, and privacy …
Well, that’s a heck of a revision. Back in March, as part of a disclosure about Facebook having learned that some user passwords were being …
There are so many hassles and problems that can be tied to the necessity of securing accounts, websites and the like with passwords. Passwords that, …
No matter how much we read about hacks and data breaches and the importance of taking solid security precautions, one of the unchangeable truths of …
In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, Google released the Chrome browser redesign we’ve been waiting for. That’s version 69, if you haven’t updated Chrome on …
I don’t know what I’d do without my trusted password manager. Out there, nobody is safe, so that’s why I try to secure each account …
We’re drowning in passwords. From email accounts and Facebook to services like mobile banking and video streaming, the average Internet user today has to keep …
Creating a new password for an online account or app is an exercise in pure frustration. The increasingly complicated requirements are enough to make you …