Security Software Google significantly improves its password manager for Chrome on PC, Android, and iOS New password generator and strength checker, uniform interface By Daniel Sims, July 1, 2022, 3:03 PM
Apple Security Apple 'passkeys' support in macOS Ventura and iOS 16 promise a passwordless future It's a feature on Apple devices, but works cross-platform By Cal Jeffrey, June 7, 2022, 2:37 PM 8 comments
Security The Web CEOs and other top executives use the same terrible passwords as other people Shouldn't they know better? By Rob Thubron, May 18, 2022, 10:29 AM 10 comments
Security Software Apple, Google, and Microsoft combine efforts toward passwordless logins Simple, secure logins using FIDO By Daniel Sims, May 5, 2022, 1:21 PM 20 comments
Security Apple Password-recovery firm claims it can crack passwords on Macs with T2 security chip Albeit the passwords must be short and already easy to recover using brute force By Cal Jeffrey, February 17, 2022, 8:12 PM
The Web Security Make sure to avoid these categories when picking a password Using a password manager would be the sensible option By Rob Thubron, February 8, 2022, 10:37 AM 15 comments
Security The Web The UK government wants to ban the use of default passwords on consumer electronics The measure belongs to a bill aiming to protect customers from cyberattacks and support the rollout of gigabit broadband and 5G networks By Joao Silva, November 26, 2021, 3:59 PM 21 comments
Security Tech Culture The most common passwords of 2021 are outright embarrassing Most of these weak passwords can be cracked in under one second By Shawn Knight, November 17, 2021, 5:10 PM 41 comments
Security The Web Most people still reuse passwords across multiple sites Rejoice, hackers By Rob Thubron, September 23, 2021, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft adds a passwordless option for account access Ditch the password on your Microsoft account By Shawn Knight, September 15, 2021, 9:50 AM
Google Security Your Google accounts will soon default to 'two-step verification' There was an uproar that it would be mandatory, but Google clarified that is not the case By Cal Jeffrey, May 9, 2021, 1:03 PM 26 comments
Software The Web Chrome 88 arrives with improved password security features, tab search, more Identifying weak and compromised passwords By Rob Thubron, January 20, 2021, 8:05 AM
Security Tech Culture FBI warns of hackers taking over smart devices to livestream swatting incidents How to make swatting even worse By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2020, 7:05 AM
Security Spotify resets over 300,000 user passwords following external database leak Weak passwords are the culprit By Cohen Coberly, November 24, 2020, 12:08 PM
Security The Web The most common passwords of 2020 are atrocious Time to switch to a password manager? By Shawn Knight, November 18, 2020, 10:40 AM 22 comments
The Web Security New analysis of one billion leaked credentials reveals that most people reuse weak passwords One out of every 142 passwords is the default "123456" By Adrian Potoroaca, July 2, 2020, 12:11 PM 12 comments
Software Dropbox releases an invite-only password management app Dropbox is entering a crowded market By Cohen Coberly, June 5, 2020, 4:20 PM
Security Tech Culture Many users don't change their passwords following a data breach Years of education has seemingly fallen on deaf ears By Shawn Knight, June 3, 2020, 10:02 AM
The Web DoNotPay's extension lets you share streaming services without revealing your password No more handing over your Netflix credentials By Rob Thubron, March 10, 2020, 5:20 AM 7 comments
Security Do any of your devices use these passwords? You could be at risk from hackers Attackers love default passwords By Rob Thubron, March 5, 2020, 9:34 AM 8 comments
Security The Web The best password managers Learn why the top 3 managers are Bitwarden, 1Password & KeePassXC By Sven Taylor, January 24, 2020, 12:14 PM 39 comments
Security The Web The worst passwords of 2019 are as bad as you expect '123456' is number one, again By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2019, 7:57 AM 27 comments
Google Security Chrome 79 has better password protection and real-time phishing warnings A separate extension is not longer needed to keep your passwords safe By Cal Jeffrey, December 11, 2019, 2:32 PM
Tech Culture Court says suspect in child porn case can't be forced to hand over password It would violate his Fifth Amendment rights By Rob Thubron, November 25, 2019, 5:20 AM 22 comments
Security Google Google is adding its Password Checkup feature directly into Chrome Warning users of compromised passwords By Rob Thubron, October 2, 2019, 9:57 AM