Most password managers include a tool for generating random, strong passwords, but not all are created equal. Understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice. When the IBM PC was ...

It's a perpetual dilemma. We all instinctively know that passwords comprised of simple numerical patterns or familiar words like our name tend to be the easiest ones to remember. The drawback is it ...

Clifford led How To coverage. He spent a handful of years at Peachpit Press, editing books on everything from the first iPhone to Python. He also worked at a handful of now-dead computer magazines, ...

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To create a truly strong password, you should use a mix of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. Creating strong passwords can help protect your accounts from hackers, but no matter how ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Picking the perfect password comes down to a battle between two competing priorities: creating safe passwords that are lengthy and unique, and creating ones you can ...

Using a password manager is one of the top safety practices recommended by security experts. Yet only 39 percent of consumers use one, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey. Instead, many ...