In the Mel Brooks movie Spaceballs, Dark Helmet (played by Rick Moranis) finds out the passcode to the shield guarding Druidia, a planet from which he intends to steal all the air, is “12345.” When ...

STRONG PASSWORDS. SO WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT IT’S WORTH REPEATING. STRONG PASSWORDS ARE ABSOLUTELY THE KEY TO PERSONAL ONLINE SECURITY. I’VE TALKED TO MANY HACKING VICTIMS OVER THE YEARS, ...

We've all set up a new password and defaulted to something familiar. A nickname. A birthday. Perhaps the name of your dog. That same combo you've used since high school. It feels harmless until your ...

Passwords are outdated, and it's time for both tech companies and users to move on. There, I said it. Like it or not, the weakest link in cybersecurity is anything that relies on human input. While ...

Bank accounts, social media profiles, streaming platforms and even smart refrigerators require passwords these days. Keeping track of a laundry list of passwords can ...

Common passwords like "123456" and "password" are easily guessed by hackers. Strong passwords should be 12-16 characters long, mixing upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Unique ...

Passwords are necessary for almost everything these days – bank accounts, health portals, social media and streaming services. Keeping track of password after password can be as hard as creating new, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There is no shortage of advice when it comes to password ...

If you haven’t checked to see if your credentials have been stolen by hackers, you absolutely should as 1.3 billion unique passwords along with 2 billion unique email addresses have been exposed ...

Do you and your partner share your social media accounts? Chances are, probably. A recent poll conducted by relationship app Paired has revealed most couples share at least some of their passwords ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...