HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Carmen Fuentes sat down with Karen Reeves, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, to find out ways you can keep your information safe by following these easy ...

It's a perpetual dilemma. We all instinctively know that passwords comprised of simple numerical patterns or familiar words like our name tend to be the easiest ones to remember. The drawback is it ...

The cardinal rule of safe passwords is, convenience is your enemy. “This means no children’s names, pets’ names or the street-where-your-grandma-lived type of passwords,” Don Duncan, Security Engineer ...

Yep, everyone knows you’d rather use your first name and the year you were born for your password – even hackers. And because of technological advancements, hackers can jailbreak a password like ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you never had to enter (or remember!) another password again? Think of how much faster you could access your phone, emails, bank accounts and social media. But there’s one ...

Using a password manager is one of the top safety practices recommended by security experts. Yet only 39 percent of consumers use one, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey. Instead, many ...

When you first set up a new computer, Windows prompts you to set a password for your account. You may have missed or skipped that step, or previously removed the ...

A strong password is a pain to create, remember and type. That's why far too many people settle for passwords that are weaker and easier to remember than they should. But, strong passwords are ...

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