Apps and websites have a bunch of rules to make your passwords safer - lots of characters, special symbols and frequent resets. But a federal tech agency is saying some requirements do more harm than ...

Readers continue to flood us with suggestions for creating and remembering strong passwords, as our challenge continues. However, at least one reader believes the conventional wisdom on passwords is ...

Our online passwords are the gatekeepers to our most sensitive, valuable information ― and yet so many of us choose weak options that are easily breached. (Sorry to tell you, but it’s time to retire ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Thursday, March 23rd. I'm Zoe ...

The vast majority of security systems are still dependent on this weakest of solutions — the username/password pair. In a world with road warriors, ubiquitous network access, keyloggers and trojans, ...

The password problem — weak, reused credentials that are easy to compromise yet hard to remember and manage — plagues users and organizations. But despite technological advances, passwords still guard ...

A new look at a database of more than 800 million known-breached passwords reveals that 83% of them met basic security standards set by five different standards agencies. Minimum password lengths ...

A NIST proposal says requiring users to come up with highly complex passwords creates the possibility that users will write down the passwords in an unsafe manner ...

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We still want your ideas for creating and remembering strong passwords, but at least one security consultant thinks it's the wrong approach. Here's why. Readers continue to flood us with suggestions ...