Your online password should exceed eight characters so you can avoid the potential hacking incidents from the hackers, according to the latest research. If your ...

There is a reason why most services ask for a specific number of characters for passwords, and even specific types of characters. If you’ve ever wondered why, well, a cybersecurity firm, Hive Systems, ...

Passwords — we all use them, and I think we can agree they are a pain in the neck. VPN company NordPass, in conjunction with NordStellar, has published its sixth annual list of the Top 200 Most Common ...

... or other absurdly short lengths? I remember that back before Chase bought them, Bank One's website has a <B>six fucking character limit</B>. My banking ...

A new research reveals that even passwords containing 15 characters can be easily compromised by the hackers. Towfiqu barbhuiya from Unsplash Longer passwords do not equate to guaranteed safety and ...

Brute-force hacking can crack an eight-character password in less than one hour, according to Hive Systems. In a new research published today, the security risk services firm says any password with ...

Update Apple has now provided Login & Keychain Update 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. This is said to address: Logging in with an account originally created in Mac OS X 10.1 or earlier that has a ...

RICHMOND, Va. – In its most recent research in password security, Hive Systems found that any 8-character password can be cracked in less than an hour through brute force. Further, any password ...

The big picture: People are often advised to create complex passwords using random lower and uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers to prevent brute-force attacks. However, a new report suggests that ...

With regard to yesterday's item detailing Mac OS X's effective limitation of passwords to eight characters, several readers speculate that the problem may be more of a simple quirk than a true ...