At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Solid selection of feature Built-in authenticator Passkey support Cons Most people won’t use the browser Interface is a little basic Our Verdict A solid password manager with a good…
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to about $2 million worth of bitcoin he stored in encrypted format on his computer, Grand…
Today’s antivirus programs are full security suites packed with extra features. Many of the best antivirus programs often include a built-in password manager. That makes sense, as a password manager is an essential online security…
Many arbitrary holidays litter our calendars (ahem, Tin Can Day), but World Password Day is one fully supported by the PCWorld staff. We’re all for ditching weak passwords — especially when strengthening your security takes…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Free and built-in Auto-fill passwords Syncs across your Apple devices Cons Not great for non-Apple devices Lacks the polish of rivals Our Verdict Apple’s own password manager has enough…
You should definitely be using a password manager. Data breaches are happening more frequently, and that flood of stolen info has made cracking passwords even easier. And it’s not just the “password12345” variety that is…
Humans are terrible at passwords. Simply put, we suck at creating them, we can never remember them, and we share them way too freely. Indeed, the very thing that can ensure our online security has…
iPhone and Mac users have to enter Apple ID details so frequently–when buying an app, accessing iCloud email or other services, updating an OS–that you wouldn’t think we’d forget our passwords. But we do. Perhaps…
You probably have a lot of online accounts, and in order to remember your login details you are quite likely to reuse those same few passwords over and over again. Perhaps you even have a…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Clean design Great password generator Dark web monitoring Cons No support for Passkeys Past security problems Our Verdict LastPass remains a good password manager, but time seems to have…