Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

Active Directory is still how most organizations manage user identities, making it a frequent focus during attacks. What’s changed isn’t the target, but how much faster and more effective these ...

Providence, R.I. — Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two ...

Any data breach affecting 1.6 million people is serious. It draws even more attention when it involves a company trusted to guard passwords. That is exactly what happened to LastPass. The U.K.

These days, protecting your online accounts is more important than ever. But many people still use passwords that are way too easy to guess—like something out of a bad movie plot. An experienced ...

Abstract: Creating passwords involves a blend of natural language and password-specific knowledge. Merging these feature to obtain better representations and thus enhancing password cracking ...

The average internet user has an estimated 168 passwords for their personal accounts, according to a study from 2024. That’s a massive 68% increase on the tally four years previously. Given the ...

The company says it’s blocking apps linked to piracy on both new and old devices. The company says it’s blocking apps linked to piracy on both new and old devices. is a NYC-based AI reporter and is ...

This is important because: Passkeys are part of the FIDO standard, a newer authentication method that replaces passwords with secure, device-bound cryptographic keys. Unlike passwords, passkeys can’t ...

There's still about seven and a half weeks remaining in 2025, but a new study already has a beat on the worst passwords of the year, with the most awful of the bunch appearing more than 7.6 million ...