You probably need to change your password. Computer users who have one of the 10,000 most popular passwords in the United States are at greater risk of being hacked ...

We've been using computer passwords for decades, yet it seems like no one can agree on how you should pick a password, what it should contain, and if a password is good enough. Let's cut through it.

Many of today’s computer passwords are stored and transmitted in a cryptographic hashed form. A strong password hash algorithm ensures that if the password hash is obtained by unauthorized parties ...