Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Passwords are dangerous — they’re stolen, leaked and breached.

Working women’s retirement dreams include travel, spending more time with family and friends, pursuing hobbies, and volunteering. Yet more than half say they're guessing at the magic sum they’ll need ...

Netflix’s new mobile game show “Best Guess Live” launches Monday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and on night one both hosts Howie Mandel (“America’s Got Talent”) and Hunter March (“Sugar Rush”) will be on ...

Password managers store your usernames, passwords and email addresses and protect them from unauthorized access. Beyond helping to generate strong passwords and sync them across all your devices, the ...

Passkeys offer stronger protection than passwords—and they have the potential to eliminate passwords altogether if more people adopt them. We break it all down and show you how to get started. I ...

What’s happened? A recent study by Comparitech analyzed over 2 billion leaked passwords from 2025 and found that many of the most common ones are shockingly weak. Among the worst offenders are ...