passwords

Password managers are the greens of the web. We all know they’re good for us, however most of us are happier snacking on the password equivalent of junk food. For seven years operating that’s been “123456” and “password”—the 2 most…

You never know when one of your files might reach someone it wasn't intended to reach—perhaps through an email forward, a USB stick left behind on a desk, or maybe even an unauthorized user accessing your computer.Should that happen,…

In recent months, FIDO has taken a series of important steps to bring the password’s demise closer to reality. In March, FIDO announced it has figured out a way to store the store cryptographic keys that sync between people’s devices,…

We’ve been promised the end of password-based logins on the internet for a very long time, but now it seems that promise may finally be fulfilled.The FIDO Alliance, an industry group aimed at standardizing authentication methods online,…

Netflix has been trying to crack down on password sharing for more than a decade. But in the last year, and more strongly this week, the company has given serious signs that the party is almost over. Rather than indiscriminately…

Bitwarden offers a paid upgrade account. The cheapest of the bunch, Bitwarden Premium, is $10 per year. That gets you 1 GB of encrypted file storage, two-factor authentication with devices like YubiKey, FIDO U2F, Duo, and a password…