An overdue safety upgrade after a major security meltdown. An overdue safety upgrade after a major security meltdown. Allison Johnson is a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer ...

LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts' security ...

LastPass in a blog post revealed that since April 2023, all new users and existing users who took steps to reset their master password were required to follow the 12-character limit. However, this ...

Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections. Don't have time ...

Microsoft says: “Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters” Analysis Oct 8, 2007 2 mins Microsoft Security ...

NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins TODAY with some simple steps to protect your privacy and security on social media, including changing passwords, reviewing privacy settings, and what resources to use to see ...

Common password encryption formats used by programs such as Microsoft’s LAN Manager have, since the mid-1990s, been vulnerable to brute force attacks like the infamous l0phtcrack. A brute force attack ...