Security guru sends spammers to a hilarious password purgatory
Whether it’s John Wick or The Count of Monte Cristo, we all love a good revenge story. Right now, my current favorite is a wholesome nerdy tale told by Troy Hunt. You […]
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Plex hacked: Change your password right now
Plex is one of those services that hardcore nerds absolutely love. It’s also getting a much higher profile these days, thanks to a series of feature additions like built-in free streaming TV. […]
Why I switched to Bitwarden for my password manager
Like many former users of LastPass, I was miffed when the company delivered an ultimatum to non-paying customers last year. I’ve since switched to Bitwarden, and haven’t looked back. Without a $36 […]
Chrome now supports passkeys, the password killer
The Google Chrome browser now supports something new to secure your life: passkeys, a stronger, leak-proof version of a password that can use your phone as a token to authorize you to […]
Your voice can be a password. Are you protecting it like one?
Not sci-fi, but real life: Samsung introduced a voice-cloning feature for their new Galaxy S phones this week. Train the Bixby mobile assistant on your S23, S23+, or S23 Ultra phone, and […]
Don’t use autofill on your password manager
Password managers have long offered autofill—the ability for the service or app to automatically fill in login forms with your user ID and password on saved websites. But the feature carries risk, […]
Password managers: Why I switched from free to premium
If you’re not already using a password manager to protect the keys to your digital kingdom, you’re making a grave mistake. We’ve already told you why going without a password manager is […]
Proton Mail now includes a secure password manager
Proton Mail is the email service for users who value privacy and security. You know what else needs to be both private and secure? Your collection of hundreds of login passwords, for […]
You won’t need a password to use Dashlane’s password manager
The passwordless future is here, one in which you don’t need to slap long strings of random characters into a form for account access (much less remember them). Well—kind of, as it’s […]
The problem with built-in password managers
In recent years, it’s gotten a lot easier to have better password hygiene without using a dedicated password manager. Thanks to built-in password management tools on iOS and Android, and at the […]
