That’s where Change Your Password Day comes in, celebrated on February 1. What makes this awareness day especially relevant ...

Imagine waking up to realize that your bank account has been hacked, or your online store card has been cloned and your payments intercepted.

The Basic Input Output System is the software responsible for starting your operating system and computer's hardware. The BIOS is firmware built into the computer and isn't associated with the ...

We have been conditioned to think that good cyber hygiene means creating new, strong, and unique passwords every few months. Not so fast!

Most of us have a habit of using the same password for a long time. This is dangerous, mainly if the password is used in multiple places. It is possible that in a security breach, the password was ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Hello Everyone!<BR><BR>I have a Win2k file/domain server that serves Win95,98 and XP workstations. How would I go about setting it so that the server mandates each user changes their password every x ...

OS X does not include many options for managing accounts and passwords, but you can do so with the free Workgroup Manager tool from Apple. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Network security relies heavily on passwords. Cisco routers use passwords to ensure that only "trusted" users can perform certain services. In this Daily Drill Down, Todd Lammle takes you on a journey ...