When you select a password, you might choose to store it in a password manager, write it down, or commit it to memory (see “How to remember passwords” for some advice). Sometimes, however, things go ...

Sometimes, the safest choice is to lie. We've all been there: You try to log into a rarely used online account only to realize you've forgotten the password. It's ...

Google finds those password secret questions aren't so safe — -- Google analyzed hundreds of millions of password security questions and answers, revealing how startlingly easy it is for would-be ...

I just love how many Web sites take my complex, hard-to-guess password and make it as easy to crack as guessing my favorite color or the city of my birth. It seems nearly every Web site comes with ...

Online security questions — we have all seen them. We log in to a new bank account, social media site or online paid service, and there they are. We are required to ...

Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as ...

Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections. Don't have time ...

Hybrid work has driven a surge in Active Directory password resets, turning minor lockouts into major productivity drains.