Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen

You're in a busy office or share your house or apartment with others. You log into your Linux PC as the root user because you have a ton of admin tasks to do. In the middle of doing whatever it is you ...

It's nearly 2026 and most people still use '123456' as a password

The latest shame-inducing most-common-passwords report comes from tech research and review site Comparitech. Using information leaked on data breach forums in 2025, its researchers aggregated more ...

My top 5 password managers for Linux - and my favorite works on Windows and MacOS too

ZDNET's key takeaways Password managers remain vital to your security.Linux has plenty of available options.These tools are ...
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Don't update your encrypted Windows PC unless you know your BitLocker password

Drive encryption on Windows is still technically a "business" feature, but if you have Windows 11 Pro, you can fully encrypt your drive using BitLocker. Your TPM is supposed to handle the decryption ...