Create stronger, more secure passwords: We are nagged to do it all the time, but few of us actually make the effort. Meanwhile, passwords continue to be stolen, leaked, and cracked on a regular basis.

Is there a bigger hassle than password management? Based on ample evidence showing that a majority of users opt for simplistic, easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” and, sadly, “password,” I’d say no ...

A password manager can take on the challenging role of creating, storing, and applying strong and unique passwords for each account. As Fowler pointed out, there is a risk in using a password manager.

While Google constantly pushes passkeys for enhanced security, people are still relying on traditional passwords.

The numbers sound abstract: Hundreds of millions of email addresses and other types of personal identification found in the hands of Russian hackers. For people worried that they are caught in the mix ...

If you think only an idiot would an easy-to-guess email password like "123456," think again. In his KrebsOnSecurity blog, researcher Brian Krebs wrote that he'd obtained a database of user names ...