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Despite repeated warnings from security professionals, predictable passwords such as “123456”, “admin”, or even “password” ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. I’m going to take a break from answering questions this week to talk about an issue that affects every single one of us, ...

Passwords are a necessary evil — for now – but Google Chrome looks to be making a move to help push for stronger passwords with a new indicator that shows how strong your password is. Enables password ...

The RockYou2024 leak, which exposed almost 10 billion passwords in July of last year, might seem like old news, but its impact is still felt today. It's considered ...

Today we start a weeklong series to help you avoid getting hacked. Everyone knows that bigger is better, in this case longer is best. When you make a password, it’s common these days to add special ...

Google is in the process of developing a password strength indicator for its Chrome browser. While it is true that such functionality is available today by way of a browser plug-in, the fact that ...

Nifty tool to verify password strength based on common hacking tools/algos. Interesting that my current pass would take a 8 centuries, but the one my corporate system let me use would take 1 day. Go ...

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Google is warning you about compromised passwords. It’s a good idea to heed these warnings. Yes, passwords are hell. Strong self-generated passwords often turn into a fog of forgotten letter ...