Researchers with cybernews discovered 16 billion passwords leaked on the internet in a massive data breach. It shows that the ...

Experts say to use emojis. On a computer, it turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, which can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers.

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While you may want to use a word that’s easy to remember in your passwords, you actually want a password that is at least 12 characters long with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols.

Most passwords that get cracked are based on a single dictionary word like soccer or coffee, followed by numbers and symbols. So try using a few words or a phrase instead. Make sure it's a phrase ...

Think your password is enough to keep your data safe? It's not. Even if you use the strongest password, it doesn't encrypt your data. To truly secure your personal information, you need both a ...

to use long, random, and unique passwords for each site, but this experiment drives the point home. Home Security Heroes says that a password with 18 lower and upper case letters, symbols ...