It has to have 15 characters, an uppercase letter ... Of course, we're talking about your password, and it is a nightmare. Now, Microsoft wants to get rid of passwords entirely.

A new research reveals that even passwords containing 15 characters can be easily compromised by the hackers. Towfiqu barbhuiya from Unsplash Longer passwords do not equate to guaranteed safety ...

On average, Specops finds that 85% of compromised passwords are 12 characters in length or less, so that 15-character password still puts you in a decent spot, comparatively. “Longer passwords ...

Home Security Heroes If you want to keep your accounts safe from tools like these, the firm recommends using passwords with at least 15 characters. Those passwords should also use at least two ...

Home Security Heroes recommends using at least 15 characters, avoiding obvious patterns and having at least two upper and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols. Also, generate new passwords for ...

New research from Specops Software has found that even passwords 15 characters long make it into the top ten of the most common password lengths to be compromised (placing eighth). The most ...

For example, a 15-character password with such a mix would take 14 billion years for AI to crack, according to PassGAN. However, in common practice, most users are still very much at risk for a ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. It seems obvious, but passwords are our first line of defense against a growing army of ...

If you didn’t already believe that weak passwords could be cracked easily, artificial intelligence is here to prove the point definitively. An AI-driven tool cracked over half the passwords fed ...

If you thought using a longer password is better for your security than a short one, then you may want to think again. New research from Specops Software has found that even passwords 15 ...