The problem I face is twofold: 1. We have a very mobile workforce; laptops can leave and not come back for weeks if not months. 2. Management doesn't necessarily want unique passwords on the ...

A not so bright teacher at our school decided to share the local teacher account password to her class of students. Whilst we urge administration to severly beat some sense into her we are in damage ...

Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...

Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David John Marotta is a financial advisor covering financial planning. In 2022, LastPass disclosed a breach of the data in their ...

Q: I saw PCWorld’s lists for the best password managers, and your top picks were for cloud-based services. Wouldn’t a locally stored password database be more secure? A: One of our top password ...

AP Technology Writer Do you use your kids' names? Your pet's? Your favorite color? We all use some dumb passwords that are too easy to guess. Worse, we use the same ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Password managers are widely regarded as safe. If anything, ...