Today is the World Password Day! Well, you read it right. The first Thursday of May is considered the World Password Day. As identity theft, hacking, and other phishing attacks are getting common, ...

It's strange when you think about it. We password protect our laptop and obsess about keeping it secure, but many people barely give a passing thought to securing their phone. I don't want to paint ...

1234. 1111. 0000. When it comes to 4-digit unlock codes, most people fall back on the same patterns/ideas that everyone else uses. “Boy! I sure hope the big bad hacker folks don’t think to punch in my ...

Having an unlocked iPhone–without so much as a four-digit barrier between you and some subway snatcher–is asking for trouble. Four-digit passcodes or PINs were the only way to secure the earliest ...

How secure are your passwords? Probably not very. The guys over at Popsci have a neat partial solution to that problem: a DIY alphanumeric random password generator. Made with an Olimex AVR ...

In this paper, the authors report on a study of brute force attack on CFG passwords. Alphanumeric passwords are the common and usual mode of authentication for a range of online login. Human ...