UPDATE FROM AUTHOR: As noted by several commenters this post focuses on brute force; I will discuss the rainbow table issue at length in next month's column. About a month ago, I was walking through ...

Every year the private digital security company NordPass publishes a list of the most popular passwords across 30 countries. And as always, the current list from 2022 also contains shockingly simple ...

Passwords are not always the best security measures in today's webscape. They're difficult to create and manage, and all too easy to compromise. This is because most passwords follow predictable ...

Earlier this year, thieves exploited a weakness in SS7, a telephony routing protocol, to steal passwords to online bank accounts in Germany. The attackers were able to access two-factor authenticated ...

One of the security recommendations we give frequently is to have strong, unique passwords for each of your online accounts and a new table of password data from the cybersecurity firm Hive Systems ...

Passwords are more than a necessary inconvenience to access hosts, files, and applications. Instead, they assist with security for accounts and information. Many people, unfortunately, choose weak ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Stealing passwords is one of the oldest moves in hackers’ book. Ever since Internet accounts have existed, people have been trying to break into them. Password scavengers have been remarkably ...