RICHMOND, Va. – In its most recent research in password security, Hive Systems found that any 8-character password can be cracked in less than an hour through brute force. Further, any password ...
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 ...
Nowadays, passwords are needed for just about everything, whether it’s online shopping, reading the news, or just scrolling social media. But this can be tiresome, and many of us are guilty of taking ...
The FBI says strong passwords should meet these criteria: 12- 14 characters, a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. No common words. And use a different password for every ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Creating strong passwords is tough. Remembering them? Even tougher. But with a little creativity and your favorite songs or movies, you can build passwords that ...
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) recently announced the findings of a ZoneAlarm survey, which revealed that 79 percent of consumers use risky password construction practices, such ...
Bank accounts, social media profiles, streaming platforms and even smart refrigerators require passwords these days. Keeping track of a laundry list of passwords can ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nancy Anderson writes about retirement planning and personal finance. We all know that, but year after year, news organizations ...
I remember the good old days when the only password I had to remember wasn’t really even a password. It was the PIN number I needed to get my money out of a newfangled machine called an ATM. Now I’ve ...