For the past three years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been substantially revising its password guidelines. Many of these revisions stem from NIST’s recognition that ...

Having covered online security for more than two decades, I've seen password recommendations evolve dramatically over the years. More recently, there's been a move toward passwordless authentication ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released updated password guidelines that might surprise you in that they’ve made the dark art of keeping yourself secure slightly ...

When an employee has so many complex passwords to remember that he keeps them on a sticky note attached to his computer screen, that could be a sign that your organization needs a wiser policy for ...

What makes a secure password? The National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) has released a new set of guidelines that will be required reading for those in government IT -- and highly ...

A NIST proposal says requiring users to come up with highly complex passwords creates the possibility that users will write down the passwords in an unsafe manner ...

As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide, many official standards and regulations have been established to address this pressing issue. This article examines the common ...

Looking for advice on how to protect your home and office from cyberattacks? A good place to start is with the people who do this work every day on behalf of the US government. The folks at the ...

That makes sense: What's more aggravating than having to change your password periodically? I worked for one company that required it every three months, plus they ...