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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.

Passwords are usually the first, and sometimes only, line of defense against online security breaches. Unfortunately, even a strong password can still leave you vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.

Passwords are, for the moment at least, still a security pain in the ass that just won’t go away. Not for the want of trying, and the efforts of Apple, Google and Microsoft, together with the Fido ...

Regularly updating passwords on iPhone or Android every three months is usually the norm, but experts caution users regarding its downsides. For years, conventional wisdom dictated the need to ...