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You Can Do Better Than the Louvre's Hilariously Bad Password. Here's How to Actually Secure Your Accounts

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how ...

Hidden dangers of password reuse: How using the same password puts you at risk of hacking and identity theft

Reusing passwords across multiple online accounts poses a significant security risk, making users vulnerable to credential ...
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You Probably Have a Better Password Than the Louvre Did: Learn From Its Mistake

One of the most significant flaws in the Louvre's cybersecurity was lazy password use. "Louvre" appeared to be the password ...

My top 5 password managers for Linux - and my favorite works on Windows and MacOS too

ZDNET's key takeaways Password managers remain vital to your security.Linux has plenty of available options.These tools are ...

Thieves steal $100M in jewels from Louvre after museum used own name as surveillance password

Louvre Museum reportedly used "Louvre" as password for surveillance system during $100M jewel heist. Learn how weak passwords ...

I broke up with Google's password manager — and found a cooler rebound

Google Password Manager falls flat in this area. It can only save your login credentials and passkeys — that's about it. You ...

How to prep your company for a passwordless future - in 5 steps

Weak or compromised passwords pose the greatest security risk to companies, according to a new report from password manager 1Password.

EPFO: Why It Is Important To Merge PF Accounts? Here’s How To Do It

After merging PF accounts, it's essential to update KYC information if needed. Ensure Aadhaar, PAN, bank account details, and ...

Can't think of a good password for every account? It's not your fault - you can also blame the websites themselves, a new study says

“The internet teaches us how to log in and for decades, it’s been teaching us the wrong lessons. If a site accepts ...
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The Louvre Surveillance System Password was ‘LOUVRE’

Additional audits revealed “serious shortcomings” in the museum’s security systems, including the use of 20-year-old software ...

These are still the most popular passwords around - and surely, we can do better than this as a species

A report from Comparitech examining more than two billion exposed passwords found variations of sequential digits still ...

Microsoft Edge’s Password Manager Can Now Save and Sync Passkeys

Microsoft’s Edge browser can now be used to create and sync passkeys across Windows PCs, with support for more devices coming ...