Step-by-step guide to setting up two-factor authentication on Google, Apple, Microsoft, and social platforms for stronger account security.

It’s a golden rule, but it’s one most of us always ignore or just don’t pay enough attention to, namely, setting a strong password for your many devices and accounts. In this day and age, and frankly ...

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However, new research suggests people are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini to generate ‘strong’ passwords for them.

Apple does just about everything for you, including setting up a password manager. But what if you want to choose your own? We show you how. I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for ...

Apple Passwords in iOS 26 has a welcome new feature that can prevent the headache of a forgotten password loop.