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Good news for everyone who is using the password manager KeePass. A new update is now available that fixes two minor security issues in the client. These have come to light during a code analysis that was sponsored and run by the German Federal Office for Information Security and MGM Security Partners. The new is…
Using a local account in Windows 10 or 11 is good for privacy. It keeps the account local and reveals less information and data to Microsoft. One of the drawbacks is that you cannot easily reset the account password in case you forget it. In fact, apart from brute forcing or hacking your way back…
All modern web browsers include password management functionality. It makes sense on first glance to integrate the functionality; most users sign-in to services on the Internet regularly. One of the main advantages of password managers in browsers is convenience. The browser recognizes new logins and prompts users to save the information. Similarly, it proposes to…
Just a quick note. Bitwarden’s latest client release seems to cause issues for some users. The update to version 2024.6.0 may cause issues in browsers. According to reports. websites may hang or stall when loaded while the Bitwarden extension is active. The issue is causing high CPU usage when some websites are opened. This causes…
Password service Dashlane announced restrictions for free account users this week that limit passwords to 25. Starting November 7, 2023, all Dashlane Free users are restricted to 25 passwords instead of unlimited passwords, the previous limit. Those with more than 25 passwords keep access to them but they face the same restrictions in regards to…