Dave Lieber I was confused. Kept seeing mention of a security “key” offered on some of my favorite websites—Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Facebook, to name a few. I wasn’t sure if I should use it.

Apple's new Passwords app makes managing logins simpler, but there's a reason its passkeys feature offers better security ...

Modern password management has become so complicated that there are entire apps like Bitwarden and Dashlane to help people use them. For those old enough to remember the early Internet era, however, ...

Change your password. Don't give me that, "Oh, I'll do it later," malarkey. Update your most important accounts now—and please, for the love of all of your files in the cloud, don't change it to ...

Last August, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first three finalized post-quantum encryption standards, designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. It ...

For millennia, we have used passwords to gain access to protected information and activities. The Roman military used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David John Marotta is a financial advisor covering financial planning. In 2022, LastPass disclosed a breach of the data in their ...

On the desktop, it meant clicking the three-dot menu, digging through Settings, selecting Autofill and passwords, and finally ...

Password creation on your Google Pixel and other devices is an interesting process. The trick is to add a special character or number to strengthen your unique code. If you used your birthday or ...

You would think that at this point, people would be using stronger passwords. Sorry to disappoint you, but according to NordPass’ annual list of the world’s most ...