RICHMOND, Va. – In its most recent research in password security, Hive Systems found that any 8-character password can be cracked in less than an hour through brute force. Further, any password ...

Twelve RTX 5090 GPUs can crack short (but complex) passwords in days Password complexity and length drastically increase time needed to brute force Real-world cracking could be faster than Hive ...

Artificial intelligence tech has the ability to crack any kind of seven-character password in just six minutes, a new study has found. The research, shared by identity theft prevention company Home ...

Most password managers include a tool for generating random, strong passwords, but not all are created equal. Understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice. When the IBM PC was ...

The right AI program can breach 51% of all common passwords within less than a minute, a new report has found. Given an hour, AI can figure out 65% of common passwords. The key takeaway: Passwords ...

Molecules like DNA are capable of storing large amounts of data without requiring an energy source, but accessing this molecular data is expensive and time-consuming. Researchers have developed an ...

The big picture: People are often advised to create complex passwords using random lower and uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers to prevent brute-force attacks. However, a new report suggests that ...

How do you create a strong password? Easy: You mash your keyboard for a few seconds until you have a 50-character hunk of gibberish, then you copy and paste that into ...

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Every year the private digital security company NordPass publishes a list of the most popular passwords across 30 countries. And as always, the current list from 2022 also contains shockingly simple ...

PHOENIX - In a world that increasingly digitized, many people use passwords to access a variety of services, but whether people are doing passwords right is another story. May 5 is World Password Day, ...