Passwords, Revisited
Ahh, Passwords. We have work passwords, personal passwords, super secret passwords, even throw away passwords. Have you ever stopped to wonder how “secure” your passwords actually are? Thanks to cybersecurity writer and researcher Troy Hunt, you can now check. Troy runs the website ‘;– Have I been pwned? and recently ...
Trivia Time: Test Your Family’s Password Safety Knowledge
Passwords have become critical tools for every citizen of the digital world. Passwords stand between your family’s gold mine of personal data and the entirety of the internet. While most of us have a love-hate relationship with passwords, it’s beneficial to remember they do serve a powerful purpose when created ...
Bug Alert! All 330 Million Twitter Users Need to Change Their Passwords Immediately
Tweet, tweet! No, that’s not a bird you’re hearing outside your window, that’s Twitter kindly reminding you to change your password immediately. And that goes for every single user, as it was discovered just today, on World Password Day no less, that all 330 million Twitter users need to change ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Password Security
In simpler times, passwords broke down physical barriers – they allowed people into secret gatherings, opened safes, the list goes on. Enter the digital era, and passwords now act as the gatekeepers to our personal data, as they lock down everything from our social media accounts to our email inboxes. ...