Any respectable Unix clock will tell you that Friday will mark 1,234,567,890 seconds past January 1, 1970. Why not celebrate? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

If you're still creating online passwords like "123456" and "password," you are putting yourself at greater risk of being hacked and having your identity stolen. SplashData, a company that provides ...

SplashData has released the 2015 edition of its yearly Worst Passwords List, and it seems that Internet users are simply not becoming smarter when it comes to online security. Once again on top of the ...

If your computer password is 123456 - this is for you. Splash Data has released its list of the worst passwords of 2015. The company, which makes password management software, compiled the list from ...

The good news, for computer security experts: People are no longer using “password” as their top password for online files and site entry. The bad news: The new top password is equally unimaginative — ...

If all the recent news of hacking has you concerned about digital breaches, consider these passwords you probably should steer clear of. SplashData released its annual list of the 25 worst passwords.

Passwords are getting longer, but they're not getting stronger. For the first time last year, "1234567890," "qwertyuiop" (top row of keys on a standard keyboard) and "welcome" landed spots on the list ...

SplashData has announced the 2015 edition of its annual "Worst Passwords List" highlighting the insecure password habits of Internet users ... "123456" and "password" once again reign supreme as the ...