Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Password manager LastPass, reportedly used by more than 33 million users, recently announced that it was hacked, and although it reports that no passwords of users were compromised in the incident, unfortunately, its source code was stolen.
According to LastPass
…“We have determined that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development
With the recent announcement by LastPass that it was hacked, and source code was compromised (LastPass is reporting that no passwords were compromised) [view related post], I thought it timely to remind readers about the pros and cons of using a password manager.
Basically, the biggest pro is that you have your passwords in…
People always ask me if I use a password manager. The answer is no. I am too paranoid to put all of my passwords in one place. Instead, I prefer to use variations on complex pass phrases that I can remember and I change them frequently. I have a good memory, so it works for…
Passwords have always been a challenge. It is hard to remember them, and you are not supposed to use the same password across different platforms. Several companies, including LastPass, have tried to help consumers with managing passwords in a secure way so consumers can keep them straight. Unfortunately, last week, two security researchers reported that…
