For the last seven years, NordPass has compiled an annual list of the Top 200 Most Common Passwords. The 2025 edition revealed that despite many, many warnings, people have not gotten any better at ...
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Sometimes, the most critical security threats are right there ...
One of the most successful forms of password breaches occurs when hackers simply guess commonly used passwords. And while organizations often invest in advanced security measures, they sometimes ...
Not long ago, I received an announcement about a new book on constructing good passwords. My first reaction was an incredulous “An entire book on PASSWORDS?”. I have written columns on passwords, good ...