A significant portion of cyber breaches begin with one simple issue: weak passwords. With modern cracking tools capable of ...

Creating a strong and unique password for each account you create is vital. But have you ever wondered how your strong ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. With just a few dollars, a little time, and a smart ...

A Russian security company has upgraded a phone-password cracking suite with the ability to figure out the master device password for Research in Motion’s BlackBerry devices. Elcomsoft said on ...

Do you think your trusty 8-character password is safe? In the age of AI, that might be wishful thinking. Recent advances in artificial intelligence are giving hackers superpowers to crack and steal ...

Attackers have transformed hundreds of hacked sites running WordPress software into command-and-control servers that force visitors’ browsers to perform password-cracking attacks. A web search for the ...

Are you trying to open a password-protected PDF or ZIP file? Then, you already know how frustrating it can be. You try out different tools, and the result is a ...

Penetration testing, often referred to as pen testing, is a critical practice in the field of cybersecurity. It involves simulating cyber-attacks on a system, network, or web application to identify ...

Today we start a weeklong series to help you avoid getting hacked. Everyone knows that bigger is better, in this case longer is best. When you make a password, it’s common these days to add special ...