I was trying to connect one of my finance sites to a mint.com-like service. It was failing. I got an email from support saying that, "` (back quote on the ~ key), \ , < , or > ? Note that most ...

Your online password should exceed eight characters so you can avoid the potential hacking incidents from the hackers, according to the latest research. If your ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — How safe is your password? How long would it take a computer to crack it and get all your information? Check out this graphic from Statista. It shows the number of characters in a ...

LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts' security ...

Several readers of late have noticed that after entering an eight-character password in Mac OS X (for an installer, or other activities), any extra characters typed will be ignored. This effectively ...

We've all been there. You're trying to create a password for a new account that meets the numerous parameters of a strong ...

LastPass in a blog post revealed that since April 2023, all new users and existing users who took steps to reset their master password were required to follow the 12-character limit. However, this ...

The pattern is clear: many of us still rely on simple words, easy number strings and familiar keyboard patterns.

Researchers discover phishing scam using invisible characters to evade email security, with protection tips including password managers and two-factor authentication.

It’s so easy to click and save your passwords right to Chrome, Edge, Safari or any other browser. Have you ever stopped to think about just how bad an idea it is to do this? Anyone with access to your ...

Anyone that thinks a 30 character password is any safer than a 16, or even 12 character password is ignorant at best. No one is going to brute force a proper 12 digit password in our lifetimes, ...