One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember
6 months, 1 week ago

One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember

Associated Press  

LONDON — Everyone has too many passwords. A good password manager should also be able to generate complex passwords with letters, numbers and symbols, for whenever you’re setting up a new account. A good password manager will work across different devices and platforms, with apps for Windows and Mac computers and iOs and Android devices, and plugins for browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Brave and Opera There are also basic browser-based password managers as well as Apple’s iCloud Keychain for Macs and iOS devices. Many services use AES-256 encryption, which is considered the most secure type “and impossible to be brute-forced by today’s technology,” said Pieter Arntz, senior malware intelligence researcher at cybersecurity company Malwarebytes. A good password manager should also hold regular security audits and inform users quickly if there’s a breach.

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The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life
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The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

Wired  

Password managers are the vegetables of the internet. For nearly a decade, that’s been “123456” and “password”—the two most commonly used passwords on the web. A password manager offers convenience and, more importantly, helps you create better passwords, which makes your online existence less vulnerable to password-based attacks. In recent years, Google has improved the password manager built into Chrome, …

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