You know you should use random passwords. A lot of people don’t, though. So if you’re already on board this train, that’s fantastic. But you could be doing more ...

Cybersecurity experts have revealed the logic behind their advice to use three random words when creating passwords. In a new blog post, experts at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – which is ...

(WHTM) — So you have to change your password. Maybe your workplace wants you to do so at regular intervals; maybe your four-year-old told all the kids in preschool your Twitter login; or maybe you ...

Even if your bank forces you to use a weak form of 2FA, you can boost your security with your mobile carrier. SIM swapping ...

Bad passwords are easy to remember, but also easy to guess -- and that can give an attacker access to your online accounts. That's why the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has explained why ...

Despite a concerted effort to increase cybersecurity awareness in the UK, the most common passwords in Britain remain admin ...

Mozilla is adding a random password generator to Firefox. Google added one to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the fall of 2018, with the release of Chrome/Chromium v69. The Firefox random ...

One of the simplest ways for a hacker to gain control of your online accounts is by getting hold of your password. Sometimes, they do this through brute force attacks — automatically checking millions ...

That xkcd comic has the right idea, but IMO a password of 30 or more random characters is better than a passphrase of shorter length (such as "correct battery horse staple"). With a password manager, ...

Type "what's the best way to remember passwords?" into Google, and you'll get shy of 2 billion answers. No wonder 59% of people are doing it wrong. I currently have 239 long, random and complex ...

A significant portion of cyber breaches begin with one simple issue: weak passwords. With modern cracking tools capable of ...