Create stronger, more secure passwords: We are nagged to do it all the time, but few of us actually make the effort. Meanwhile, passwords continue to be stolen, leaked, and cracked on a regular basis.

QUESTION: How can hackers try millions of passwords at a time when I will get locked out after three failed attempts? ANSWER: Passwords continue to be the primary target of cybercriminals because they ...

It doesn’t take a cryptologist to figure out that “123” isn’t exactly the hardest password to crack. Yet millions of people still use countless variations of it to lock up their digital-dependent ...

Evernote, Adobe, even Apple … just a few of the companies who have found their user data compromised by hackers in recent times. The possibility of a hacker being able to access one of your web ...

You can test the security of your passwords by using a password-strength checker on an online password-security program.

We’re all familiar with what a password is: a string of characters used to confirm your identity when logging on to a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. The Equifax breach that leaked data on 143 million ...