The results are in for last year’s most common passwords. The implications are depressing…
So many sites require a password, it’s very tempting to use only a single password everywhere. That’s dangerous, and there are alternatives.
Some hackers just go for the low-hanging fruit and try the most common passwords, and there is one scenario where brute force works very well.
Here are the steps you need to take to prevent losing your account — forever — to a hacker.
Password management utilities are great tools to not only manage your passwords, but be more secure about how you use them.
Changing passwords periodically is the conventional wisdom. I’m unconventional, and explain why.
Using a different password for every login is an important part of overall security and doesn’t have to be difficult.
Using different passwords on different sites is not only good practice — it’s actually necessary to keep your accounts safe. I’ll review why, and how best to handle a plethora of passwords.