Length does matter (ha), but how you create and manage a password often matters just as much, if not more. A long password that's predictable or reused across accounts can still be cracked, leaked or ...

I was trying to connect one of my finance sites to a mint.com-like service. It was failing. I got an email from support saying that, "` (back quote on the ~ key), \ , < , or > ? Note that most ...

LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts' security ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. An overdue safety upgrade after a major security meltdown. An overdue safety upgrade after a major security ...

We've long been told to craft long, hard-to-guess passwords for our online accounts, but lengthy codes are not enough to protect your data, according to new research That’s not to say you should ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David John Marotta is a financial advisor covering financial planning. In 2022, LastPass disclosed a breach of the data in their ...

I'm not sure how secret this policy is when Windows Live had a 16 character limit since inception in 2005. Per the help document; Contains seven to sixteen characters. Uses three of the following four ...

One of the simplest ways for a hacker to gain control of your online accounts is by getting hold of your password. Sometimes, they do this through brute force attacks — automatically checking millions ...