If you use a Windows 11 device in a multi-user environment, for example, in a large family, or in a small office setup with multiple workers, there's always a risk to your privacy. Other users can ...

Security experts have warned for years that to protect our online accounts we need to change passwords frequently and make sure that those passwords are "complex"—meaning filled with letters, numbers ...

How do you create a strong password? Easy: You mash your keyboard for a few seconds until you have a 50-character hunk of gibberish, then you copy and paste that into ...

Most password managers include a tool for generating random, strong passwords, but not all are created equal. Understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice. When the IBM PC was ...

Do you trust the passwords created by third-party software to be truly random and safe? Here's how to build your own random generator for uncrackable passwords. When the IBM PC was new, I served as ...

Removing sudo rights from CentOS (top) and Ubuntu (bottom). How to create a new user with admin privileges on Linux Your email has been sent If you’re a Linux system admin, you probably find yourself ...

Repeated prompts to enter your Git username and password are a frustrating annoyance developers can live without. Unfortunately, if your Git installation has not been configured to use a credential ...

After the Yahoo password breach on July 12, 2012, this article was updated from one that appears on ConnectSafely.org A strong and confidential password is essential, not just for financial sites, but ...

How to Create Users and Groups in Linux from the Command Line Your email has been sent Here's a quick guide to adding users and groups, and then how to add users to groups, all from the command line ...