Cybersecurity attacks are now a common fixture of the digital landscape, but not enough people take password security seriously. Testing your password strength is one of the most overlooked yet vital ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated July 8 with details of concern over the contents of ...

In the latest cybersecurity scare, a file with nearly 10 billion passwords has been posted to a hacking site. Researchers at Cybernews said they discovered the file, posted on July 4, with ...

An eight-character-long password made of numbers can be cracked instantly, according to the IT firm Hive Systems. Every year, the company releases its password table, which displays the time needed to ...

In a stark warning to the public, Virgin Media O2 has enlisted an ethical hacker to demonstrate how easily cybercriminals can uncover people’s passwords and personal data, sometimes in as little as ...