The most common passwords of 2016 are just as embarrassing as you expected
Every year, security experts and internet bloggers plead with the general public to use more secure passwords for their online accounts. Every year, the public fails …
Every year, security experts and internet bloggers plead with the general public to use more secure passwords for their online accounts. Every year, the public fails …
You probably think your clever little “P455W()rD” password is the highest degree of online security in the land, but a new study by the bright …
Every time there’s a large scale data breach, we’re reminded how little thought and creativity people use when coming up with their passwords. In in …
It’ll take hackers just 0.29 seconds to crack into your email or Facebook account if you use “password” or “12345” as your password. Seriously, it’s time to …
Over the past several years, we’ve done our best to remind everyone to install a password manager, keep their devices updated and start taking online security …
You know what we humans are really bad at? Coming up with strong, unique passwords. We know this because every time some research firm publishes …
Online security has been one of the hottest topics on the planet for the past several years. Between Edward Snowden, the Sony hack, the Target hack and Hillary …
Each year, security solutions provider SplashData releases a list of what it has determined to be the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. In …
Touch ID and other fingerprint scanning technologies are wonderfully convenient additions to our smartphones that enable easy mobile payments and quick device unlocking. However, Elliot …
Using weak passwords makes you a prime target for hackers, who have shown over the years that they can eat such subpar security measures for …
Many companies are trying to kill the password in an attempt to improve the security of online services, and Yahoo is ready to give it …
A new in-depth study from Google reveals that the security questions most individuals use as an additional layer of security are often less secure and …
In case you happen to have one or multiple adult dating website profiles, you might consider securing them right away, as one of the world’s …
Passwords, PINs and fingerprints are currently used to unlock or sign into various devices and services, but these security layers might one day be replaced by a far …
Malicious hackers spend much of their time developing sophisticated attacks and complex new ways to steal people’s credit card numbers, bank account information and other private …
eBay on Thursday acknowledged that some of its customers’ personal information may have been compromised following a breach, advising users to immediately change their passwords. …
Heartbleed, the massive security threat that has recently affected millions of websites, was patched by most large Internet companies and by many site owners, but regular …
It seems obvious, but passwords are our first line of defense against a growing army of nefarious hackers looking to steal our data, money or …
New research conducted by SplashData revealed that “password” isn’t the dumbest password choice around anymore, as it has been replaced by “123456,” for the past …
Every other week it seems like we have to create new passwords that are increasingly complex and difficult to remember, with more requirements for capital …
Computer users over the age of 55 employ passwords that are twice as secure as passwords used by those under 25 years old. A recent …
Notorious hacker collective “Anonymous Operations” on Sunday published data it claims to have obtained by breaching a server belonging to Apple. The data, which consisted …
A hacking group named LulzSec made headlines recently for attacking high visibility targets, including Sony and the U.S. government. LulzSec announced earlier this week that …
Daniel Amitay, the iPhone developer who created “Big Brother Camera Security” application, has released a list of the top 10 iPhone passcodes. Amity implemented code …
A small group of hackers calling themselves LulzSec on Thursday claimed to have breached a Sony website and gained access to personal information belonging to …
What’s the one thing that could make losing your iPhone worse? If the person who happens to find your AWOL iPhone knows exactly what they’re …
Following Google’s recent admission that it accidentally stole passwords, emails and other personal information with its Street View cars, the Federal Trade Commission has decided …
Google confirmed last month that while snapping photos of the local flavor, the search giant was also inadvertently capturing packets of data from unsecured routers. …