Look, if you were to ask me about using smiley faces as passwords in 2025 I would, quite frankly, say you were suffering from some kind of security breakdown. I mean, if you don’t want to use a ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakenly ...

Do you ever use "123456," "admin," or "password" as the password for a personal or work account? If so, you're unfortunately not alone and are placing yourself and your employer at risk. Also: 10 ...

Apple plans to introduce a new Passwords app in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The Passwords app, which will serve as an alternative to third-party apps like ...

Apple has offered password management features for years, but never until iOS 18 has there been a dedicated Passwords app. The new app has a lot going for it, but there’s one feature in particular ...

Nearly 1 in 4 of us use the same password for multiple accounts. One company is getting rid of that risk altogether. Here's what you need to know. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She ...

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 ...

Passwords sit somewhere between the daily annoyance and necessary evil of the digital age. Once upon a time, most of us had that single, easy-to-remember six-digit ...

Passwords can be difficult to manage. They have to be long and complex enough that hackers can’t guess them through brute force, and you need to have a unique password for every single account so that ...

Smart homes are at risk without robust passwords. Here are the checks and changes I highly recommend as a fresh start for the new year. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart ...

What Is a Password Manager and How Does It Work? Your email has been sent Learn how password managers work, their benefits and why your organization needs one to ...