A comprehensive developer guide to implementing secure authentication in modern applications. Covers OAuth 2.0, OIDC, passwordless authentication, passkeys, and enterprise SSO with production-ready ...

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash algorithm to be hacked in an attempt to nudge users who continue using the ...

Despite years of public awareness campaigns, repeated high-profile breaches and ongoing regulatory scrutiny, the use of weak, guessable passwords such as “admin” and “123456” persists in the UK. This ...

Has your phone been prompting you for months to log into certain sites with a "passkey"? Security writer Kim Key of PC Mag explains why you might want to ditch your passwords in favor of passkeys. For ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...