The big picture: People are often advised to create complex passwords using random lower and uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers to prevent brute-force attacks. However, a new report suggests that ...

Brute-force hacking can crack an eight-character password in less than one hour, according to Hive Systems. In a new research published today, the security risk services firm says any password with ...

... or other absurdly short lengths? I remember that back before Chase bought them, Bank One's website has a <B>six fucking character limit</B>. My banking ...

I have bad news for everyone with weak passwords. A hacker can guess your laziest random passwords in the same amount of time it takes to watch a movie. It turns out when you put the most brutally ...