Password Management

Internet accounts are subject to hacking, putting your personal information at risk. I recommend using a password manager, as I write about here: How to Manage Your Passwords.
But sometimes passwords alone are not enough to prevent hacking.
There have been several high-profile breaches where personal information, including passwords, has been stolen. Yahoo, for example, and Google. So even if you use strong passwords and change them regularly, there are times when hackers could compromise your […]

There are all kinds of reasons that you may need to share passwords.
For example, you may need to share passwords for joint bank accounts, or you need to co-administer a child’s health insurance. And the whole family may be using the same video streaming service.

For security reasons, you don’t want to share passwords that you’ve simplified so that everyone can remember them. You should be changing them regularly anyway.
So what’s the best way to […]

We have online accounts for so many things these days – email, social networking, cloud services, financial services, medical accounts, even the local library. Security experts tell us that passwords should be long, cryptic, and unique for each account, but if you follow their guidelines, how can you possibly manage your passwords and remember them all? You’re trading security for convenience and saying hello to digital frustration.
I recommend handing over control to those security experts by […]