When engineer Bill Burr from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wrote in 2003 what would soon become the world’s gold standard for password security, he advised people and ...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released updated password guidelines that might surprise you in that they’ve made the dark art of keeping yourself secure slightly ...
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How To Make and Store Strong Passwords

In the digital age, it is critically important to keep your devices and personal information secure. Creating and storing ...
Passwords used to be something we didn’t think about very much. The early days of the internet and personal computing didn’t have much worry in terms of data protection and password management. Well, ...
Passwords are both the bane and the backbone of your online life. Facial recognition and fingerprint scanners have brought us closer to a passwordless future, but we’re not there yet. Most websites ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Recent leaks at AT&T and Roku put millions of customers’ information in danger of being compromised by hackers and cybercriminals. The first line of defense you ...
Hi. Yeah, there's been *** security breach. Your information is at risk. Sound familiar these days. There's *** good chance at least one of your passwords is on the ...
Thursday was a special day to remind people about the importance of creating strong passwords. Thursday marks World Password Day. News 9's Jordan Fremstad talks with a cybersecurity expert who shares ...
INDIANAPOLIS — What’s safe today is not safe tomorrow. That’s the mindset that professor of computer and information technology at Purdue University Mustafa Abdallah has about passwords and keeping ...