Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

The January Patch Tuesday updates for Windows refresh the expiring certificates for Secure Boot, which protects your computer against bootkit malware.

When you think of cyberattacks that compromise your account security, maybe you envisage Microsoft zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in your software, or perhaps a hacker using ...

Abstract: Traditional passwords and respective cryptographic hashes are still widely used for user authentication. Breaking these hashes, to recover the original passwords, may be necessary for a ...

Passwords are the first line of defense in protecting access to the finances, credit information, and identities of our businesses and personal lives. But collectively, most Americans do a pretty ...

A new Windows API allows third-party apps to take over passkey management. 1Password is the first password manager to utilize this feature. To enable this option, you need to install the latest ...

The takeaway: Major IT companies are now focused on making passkeys a first-class authentication method. According to Microsoft, passkeys are far superior to traditional passwords, which is why ...

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 ...

Static electricity can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface, which could save vast amounts of energy and millions of tonnes of antifreeze currently used to defrost vehicles. In 2021, ...

The Qilin ransomware operation was spotted executing Linux encryptors in Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to evade detection by traditional security tools. The ransomware first launched ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick weak password tip: You may be using one that's risky. A recent study from the artificial intelligence analytics platform Peec ...