Yes, the technology underlying passkeys is confusing. Here's a plain-English guide that can help you ditch passwords today.

One option that’s easy to overlook is remote management of the router. This allows you (or anyone with your credentials) to ...

Passwords play a huge role in how you stay safe online. They protect your accounts, devices and money. Still, many people pick logins that criminals can guess in seconds. The latest NordPass report ...

Passwords are necessary for almost everything these days – bank accounts, health portals, social media and streaming services. Keeping track of password after password can be as hard as creating new, ...

No one who assembles a PC or sets up a new computer can avoid the BIOS or UEFI. That’s where you define the basics, from the boot sequence and memory profiles to security features like Secure Boot.

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...

Google wants you to start using passkeys. Its vision is to “progress toward a passwordless future," allowing you to store passkeys in the Google Password Manager service. For websites that support the ...

PDF is an incredibly popular file format used widely for sharing documents. One of its biggest advantages is the ability to use everything, including fonts, vector graphics, and images, displaying the ...

It’s been a bad year for password managers. First, Microsoft announced earlier this summer that its popular Microsoft Authenticator app would be discontinuing its password manager feature and would ...

Password protecting a sensitive PDF file is a great way to secure its contents from prying eyes. However, sharing a password-protected PDF can be a logistical nightmare, especially if the contents don ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. There are plenty of lists of horror passwords. Those that are too ...