The most common password format is one of the worst ways to protect yourself online — here's what yo You may think your password is hard, but you're not a computer.

Never Forget Your Logins Again With a Password Manager How to set up password managers such as Dashlane or LastPass and securely log in to services on all your devices; Joanna Stern explains

Dropbox Will Make You Change Your Password If You Haven't Since 2012 If you’ve been using Dropbox for over four years and you haven’t changed your password since then, then two things are true. One, you haven’t been reading Lifehacker very long. More importantly, two: Dropbox is about to make you change it.

Now experts say don’t change your password! After years of being told to keep changing your computer password at regular intervals the geeks have changed their minds. Cyber experts CESG say you are better off keeping the same password.

Gunman's Password Changed While Phone in Gov't's Possession

If You Use One of These 25 Passwords, Change It Immediately The second-most popular password of 2015? 'Password.' Ayup.

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What To Do If You Lose the Master Password to Your Password Manager Using a password manager is smart security. That’s nothing new. However, the best password managers keep your credentials locked behind a single "master" password that only you know. But what happens if you lose that master password?