If websites generated passwords for their users, it would fix so many problems. It would… Keep users from reusing passwords. Keep users from using weak passwords. Remove the anxiety of creating passwords. Show people they don’t need to remember every password. Be less complicated than doing 2FA. Be easy to write down. Speed up and …
If you’re on the fence about getting a password manager give this article a good read. Some of these reasons may seem obvious, others may come as a surprise. What I can guarantee you is that there will be even more reason to use a password manager that you won’t realize until you get one. …
There has always been a hot topic of getting rid of SMS 2FA because of its insecurities. NIST was going to drop it from its recommendation but backed out after much controversy. Now in 2020, a Princeton University study has come out demonstrating how bad SMS 2FA can be exploited. They even went as far …
Here is what you need to do if your online accounts are being hacked. Install and run Malwarebytes. You don’t need to pay for it, but you do need to run it to make sure you don’t have any malware on your computer that is stealing your passwords. Use a different web browser. If you …
It’s not every day I come across something so wrong about password managers that it moves me to write a response. Michael Horowitz writes the article in question, you can read it here The main point of the article is that password managers are bad, and using formula based passwords are good. I’ve already done …
Who do you trust more? 200 websites to store your passwords or yourself? If you’re not using a password manager, you’re trusting 200 websites* to secure your same or similar passwords. This is like living in a neighborhood where everyone’s house keys are the same. It’s only a matter of time before one house key …