In the vexing pursuit of passwords that are both easy to remember and hard to crack, many people embed clues into their login credentials, choosing for instance, “playstationplaystationdec2014” to ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Early last year, password security researcher Kevin Young was hitting a brick wall. Over the previous few weeks, he made steady progress decoding cryptographically ...

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Here are a few tips for creating strong passwords. Take a moment to review these, and consider strengthening some of your passwords if they fall short. -Create unique passwords that that use a ...

In today’s digital world, your password is your first line of defense. Yet, millions of people still rely on weak, easily ...