If you’re currently having trouble logging in to Windows 11 with your password, it’s not your fault. Microsoft has confirmed that the KB5064081 update from August 2025 may cause Windows 11 to hide the ...

This is important because: Passkeys are part of the FIDO standard, a newer authentication method that replaces passwords with secure, device-bound cryptographic keys. Unlike passwords, passkeys can’t ...

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...

I have espoused the virtue of password managers in many, many columns. Believe it or not, there’s actually another benefit: they offer quick access to all your secrets, not just passwords. Airline ...

I’m perpetually tired, as I suspect many of us are. A pile of adult commitments and ambitions, and a lust for JRPGs is a tough one to juggle. I’m so grateful that Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD ...

TL;DR: Hackers have cracked Brother's method of generating default admin passwords for hundreds of its printers, scanners, and label makers, putting users who haven't changed them at risk.

The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without congressional action to address its debt ceiling, a new analysis found. The Bipartisan Policy Center ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US “is never going to default” as the deadline for increasing the federal debt ceiling gets closer. “That is never going to happen,” Bessent said Sunday in an ...

Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts, as the company helps drive an industry-wide push to transition away from passwords and the costly ...

A major shift in federal student loan policy takes effect May 5 as the U.S. Department of Education begins reporting defaulted loans to credit agencies again—a move that could impact millions of ...

Choose an app category, like Browser app or Phone app. Pick a new default app from the list. To reset the default apps, select Reset app preferences from the apps list in Settings. This article ...

A security researcher says the default password shipped in a widely used door access control system allows anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings ...