Researchers demo weaknesses affecting some of the most popular options Academics say they found a series of flaws affecting ...

People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all ...

Academic study finds 25 attack methods in major cloud password managers exposing vault, recovery, and encryption design risks.

Small businesses are prime targets for credential attacks. Learn why a password manager is essential for reducing risk, ...

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 password that we used for every site ...

PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: enabling biometric login through Windows Hello, verifying encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, and setting up ...

Password-protected ZIP archives are common means of compressing and sharing sets of files—from sensitive documents to malware samples to even malicious files (i.e. phishing "invoices" in emails). But, ...

Is your email service totally encrypted. If not, you could be missing out on a deeper level of privacy and security.

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free ...

Your Windows device is likely protected with a passcode — the PIN or password you enter when signing in. For most users, login security prevents unauthorized access ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...