Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A good password is one that will be difficult for nefarious ...

Reader Rob wrote to us with this question: Can you comment on the top two password manager programs that are currently available and that you would recommend? I had Norton Password Manager 2004 on my ...

Is there a bigger hassle than password management? Based on ample evidence showing that a majority of users opt for simplistic, easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” and, sadly, “password,” I’d say no ...

If you think only an idiot would an easy-to-guess email password like "123456," think again. In his KrebsOnSecurity blog, researcher Brian Krebs wrote that he'd obtained a database of user names ...

How to Create a MySQL 8 Database User With Remote Access Your email has been sent At some point, you're going to need to connect to a MySQL 8 database remotely to manage your databases. Here's how to ...

Q: I saw PCWorld’s lists for the best password managers, and your top picks were for cloud-based services. Wouldn’t a locally stored password database be more secure? A: One of our top password ...

To repurpose an ancient advertising slogan: Do you Yahoo? Then you may want to change your account's password, along with that of any other services that use the same one, following a public breach of ...