Update, Sept. 05, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 03, now includes an explainer regarding OAuth and passkey technology, and news of a hardware security key bypass. Hot on the heels of a ...

An app-specific password bypasses two-factor authentication and allows you to log in to your Google, Microsoft, and other accounts in your apps. To create such a password on Google, access Google My ...

Update, Sept. 30, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 29, now includes new details of password security weaknesses. Millions of Gmail users will face new password rules designed to make using ...

Russian hackers bypass multi-factor authentication and access Gmail accounts by leveraging app-specific passwords in advanced social engineering attacks that impersonate U.S. Department of State ...

Try simple fixes like canceling the prompt or restarting Outlook to stop the password loop. Ensure Outlook is set to remember your password by adjusting the logon credential settings. Consider ...

In previous versions of iOS, Apple supplied a password management tool as part of the Settings app. Using iCloud Keychain, you could have passwords automatically generated for you and saved inside ...

The time has come to use a password manager. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The new Apple Passwords app makes it easier than ever to save login details for your apps, start using passkeys and ...

You're checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It's a message about a password reset, but you never asked for one ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

Change default iPhone and iPad apps under Settings > Apps > Default Apps. Options include browsers, messaging, contactless ...

Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 18, arrives today and includes a new app: Passwords. For the first time, Apple is taking your phone’s ability to save login details and putting them in a ...

As soon as you get your new iPhone, one of the first things you're likely going to do is start installing your favorite apps. After all, you need those email and messaging apps for work, calorie ...