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 ...

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Every year the private digital security company NordPass publishes a list of the most popular passwords across 30 countries. And as always, the current list from 2022 also contains shockingly simple ...

“Would you like to save this password?” We’ve all had a browser, such as Chrome or Edge, ask us this after logging in to a website, but is it the best way to go? Or is it better to use a standalone ...

A password manager is an essential tool for your online security, but it shouldn't be where your cybersecurity awareness ends. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal ...

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The hacking of the password manager should make us reassess whether to trust companies to store our sensitive data in the cloud. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is the lead consumer technology writer ...

If you want to lock a part of a Word document with a password, here is the step-by-step guide you need to follow. Although you can use the Review option to lock the entire Word document, this guide ...