Due to the broad access and control they provide, privileged accounts have become valuable tools for hackers. In a study conducted in conjunction with the 2015 Black Hat Conference, 75 percent of ...

It takes a mere .25 milliseconds to crack passwords such as “123456”, “qwerty” or “password” — examples of some of the worst, most common passwords used last year. Although password policies at ...

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Still using your pet’s name and a couple of lucky numbers as your password? You’re not alone – but you really should stop. Weak passwords and password reuse are ...

Question: Is a paid password manager necessarily better or safer than a free one? Answer: Passwords are a daily source of frustration for all of us, because so much of our lives are tied up in the ...

Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on virtual private networks. He's an advocate for digital privacy and has been quoted in online publications like Computer Weekly, The Guardian, ...