You might want to get your password tips from somewhere other than the White House or the FBI, as a new report that assessed the security advice from federal agencies ...

For years, computer users have been told they should have complicated passwords, including numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols, and upper- and lowercase letters. Despite those being hard to ...

The fact that password security remains a relevant topic is a source of frustration to many cyber professionals, particularly with so many viable alternative authentication methods, such as biometrics ...

Researchers from Microsoft and Ottawa's Carleton University this month issued a 16-page report urging Internet users to use (or re-use) weak and easy-to-remember passwords for “low risk” websites, as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Over the years, there have been plenty of people trying to ...

That just about does it for our 48 hour coverage of World Password Day 2025 - and what fantastic news, updates, and expert insights we had into the world of passwords and password security! Most of us ...

Tips about passwords that can help you protect your information. Passwords are often the first (and possibly only) defense against intrusion. They protect personal information—information we don’t ...