A large-scale study of password-protected Web sites revealed a lack of standards across the industry that harms end-user security, according to two researchers working at the University of Cambridge ...

If you’re curious about how to create a secure password, read our in-depth guide covering password security and best practices. As we live in an increasingly online world, having secure passwords for ...

Hackers are constantly attempting to steal passwords, with Microsoft tracking 1,287 password attacks every second in 2022. If successful, the stolen passwords could open the door to other accounts, ...

While I like to think that most of us know about basic password security practices, the truth is that many of us are guilty of at least some of the bad habits that put our passwords and accounts at ...

NIS2 puts identity and access controls under the spotlight, with weak passwords and poor authentication now a compliance risk ...

Although password-based credentials have always been popular attack vectors, they’ve become even more enticing targets due to the emergence of cybercrime marketplaces and Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Keeper Security today released Fortifying Cyber Resilience: Insights Into Global Cybersecurity Practices. The survey of more than 6,000 respondents globally finds that 62% of people are worried about ...

Have we finally cracked the code on password security? A recent update to password best practices from the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed that longer login credentials indeed ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Geek Note: Today’s column is the delayed Part Two of the two-part series on good and poor Password Practices that I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Feb. 11, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 9 ...