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Password Manager Cheat Sheet: What Is a Password Manager?

Tech Republic Security

This cheat sheet provides an overview of what a password manager is and what it does, helping you keep your online accounts safe and secure.

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A Password Manager Isn't Just for Christmas, It's for Life (So Here's 50% Off!)

Troy Hunt

Change the password to one 1Password automatically generates c. Obviously, he still has a heap of accounts to set decent passwords on, but now he knows the pattern and he can repeat that over and over again. Login and have 1Password store the credentials b. Turn on 2FA and store the token in 1Password And that was it.

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6 Best Open Source Password Managers for Mac in 2024

Tech Republic Security

Explore the top open-source password managers available for Mac users. Find the best one that suits your needs and secure your online accounts effectively.

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Improper use of password managers leaves people vulnerable to identity theft

Tech Republic Security

A password manager can be a useful and effective tool for creating, controlling and applying complex and secure passwords, but if you don’t use it the right way, you can open yourself up to account compromise and even identity theft.

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How to Find Old Accounts for Deletion

Security Boulevard

Old accounts are often unmaintained and forgotten - which can be problematic when you want to "clean up" some of your digital footprint by deleting them or go back to secure them with stronger passwords/MFA. How do you find these old accounts when your recollection isn't enough? Some methods may be more effective for some users.

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Feds seized $23 million in crypto stolen using keys from LastPass breaches

Security Affairs

DoJ, threat actors may have used private keys extracted by cracking the victim’s password vault stolen from the 2022 security breach suffered by an online password manager. The scale and speed of the theft indicate a coordinated effort, consistent with previous breaches of online password managers and crypto thefts.

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I've Joined the 1Password Board of Advisers

Troy Hunt

Almost a decade ago now, I wrote what would become one of my most career-defining blog posts: The Only Secure Password is the One You Can't Remember. I had come to the realisation that I simply had too many accounts across too many systems to ever have any chance of creating decent unique passwords I could remember.