The more leaks and hacks in the news, the more I find myself wondering—what’s the ideal password? For years, I’ve based my definition off expert advice. You want long, random, unique. But lately I’ve ...

Anyone who has even tangentially associated with computer programming knows that modern AI coding assistants and agents can be incredibly efficient at generating huge amounts of functional code. But ...

GitHub has announced an AI detector, developed with Microsoft Applied Sciences, to help prevent developers from uploading passwords and other credentials to code repositories. The ModernBERT-based ...

Setting up a password manager takes minutes—and means never having to hit "Forgot Password" again. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad ...

You can take actions today to strengthen your account security. Most people lock their homes, secure their vehicles, and protect valuable possessions from theft. Yet ...