The average internet user has an estimated 168 passwords for their personal accounts, according to a study from 2024. That’s a massive 68% increase on the tally four years previously. Given the ...

New survey data indicates that organizations are pushing hard for passwordless authentication. A significant chunk of online account passwords in 2025 remain basic and easy to crack — a fact that will ...

The source code for Android 16 QPR1 is now available on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) after a weeks-long delay. This release gives developers access to the code for new features like Material ...

In January 2024, Russian hackers broke into Microsoft's systems by slipping past what many believed was an ironclad security setup. The attack proved that even with multiple layers of protection, ...

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Major password managers are being impersonated in a spate of recent phishing attacks, including LastPass, Bitwarden, and 1Password, and enterprise users should be on notice. In a three-week span, all ...

Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses — and many of those breaches could have been stopped. Attackers don't need advanced tools; they just need one careless login. For IT teams, that ...

Just like you probably don't grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don't write every line of code in a new project from scratch. Doing so would be extremely slow ...

For years I relied on Chrome’s built-in password manager thanks to its convenience. Even as more appealing solutions emerged, I hesitated to make the switch to a standalone password manager. But in ...

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Traditional password-based and centralized security methods are failing, as evidenced by massive data breaches and the high cost of cybercrime. Shifting to decentralized data storage makes it ...