What the Tech: Are you using one of the worst PIN codes?
See the 4-digit PINs that are the easiest for hackers to crack, setting you up to have your personal information stolen. Are you at risk?
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What the Tech: How to create perfect passwords to keep your accounts safe
What looks like a jumbled bunch of letters can be a password that’s both easy for you to remember and nearly impossible for hackers to crack.
What the Tech: How to set passwords that can’t be hacked
Here’s a free way to create passwords that could take a hacker trillions of years to crack but will be easy for you to remember.
What the Tech: Why you need to maintain legacy contacts
What can you do to log in to a Facebook or Apple account if you’ve forgotten the password?
What the Tech: In wake of data leaks, here’s how to make your passwords stronger
Recent data leaks by AT&T and Roku show that strong passwords are needed. How strong are yours?
What the Tech: How to use Passkeys instead of passwords
Passkeys eliminate the need to receive a text message with a sign-in code that you must enter into any account using 2-factor authentication.
What the Tech: Introducing Passkeys, for the people who hate passwords
Passkeys promise to be more secure, since no one can log in without your face or fingerprint.
What the Tech? How to set up a strong password that you can remember
A 13-character numbers-only password can be cracked immediately while a 13-character mixture of numbers, upper and lower case letters and symbols will take three million years.
What the Tech? Building Stronger Passwords
The FBI recommends 14 characters, a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols, no common words, and using a different password for every account. But how can you remember all of that?
What the Tech? How to Avoid “Bad Passwords”
Here are ways to check to see if your passwords have been stolen.
