Does not need to be part of a security software.

Works in your chosen browser – Safari, Chrome,įirefox (and Opera that is the basis of many third-party browsers).

Works seamlessly across those via a cloud systemĪssessment and detecting multiple uses of passwords.

Least Windows, Android and macOS and iOS – what about Linux and Chromebooks?

Works in whatever operating systems you use – at.

What to look for in password managers (and how we selected one) The vault (be it on your device or in the cloud) isĮncrypted, and multi-factor-authentication (MFA) stops unauthorised use from It will store it in the vault for next time.

When it detects a URL that requires a login, it checks the The vault – all you have to remember is one password! A single strong and complex password secures You set up a cloud account – many call it vault, where Roboform, Keeper, 1Password, Dashlane and LastPass … How password managers usually work Paid password protection products out there – Norton Vault, Kaspersky, The accounts and passwords, so I did some research. It became clear that I needed more than a physical record of Waking minutes in January changing passwords. (spoofed), unsuccessful bot attacks locked me out of Office 365 (three tries – youĪre out) and spam and spearfishing mail sky-rocketed. It succeeded with an old webmail account,Īnd all went downhill from there.

The attack involves a ‘bot’ trying to log in to target By sheer good luck, little of the information was current – but there was enough that when added to my dark web profile (yes, we all have one) that relentless hack attacks on my online accounts began. That was until late last year when the Starwood breach revealed my critical personal details – email and physical address, passport, date-of-birth, mobile number and more. In fact, I used one for all non-critical onlineĪccounts – read those not able to access finances – like Myers, Coles, I am, sorry was, guilty of that despite proselytising never

GadgetGuy frequently gets press releases about how passwordsĪre so insecure and that consumers reuse the same or a variant making it easyįor cybercriminals to brute force crack them.

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