If you’ve had an account breached or guilty of reusing passwords you will find yourself needing to know what other accounts you signed up for so you can change the passwords to them too. The problem you’ll run into is that there is not one place that stores all the usernames or emails you used …
Pick a phrase or a password you already use. Each time you sign up for an account, add one or two random words to the end of it. Never reuse that password. That’s it, only three steps. Here are some examples: Fluffy123companyFluffy123partnerflowersFluffy123BookCase12 This is lightyears better than using “Fluffy123” for everything. Just don’t use the …
Everywhere you go the number one advice you’ll get about securing an account is to use 2FA. If you’re not aware, 2FA is two-factor authorization, also called two-step authorization. You either get a text message, email, or use an app that tells you what code to enter after your password. It’s like having a second …
Another week and another group of people thinking this or that website has been breached. The latest one got me thinking because the people affected claimed to use a password manager to generate strong passwords. Usually, when there is a breach its the same song and dance of users reusing passwords and case closed. I …
Your… Fortnite Account Domino’s Pizza App McDonalds App Rocket League Account EPIC Account DoorDash App GrubHub App Uber App Spotify App And every other similar service was not “hacked”. You reused a password that was in a breach, and that is how they got in. No, your “strong” password is not as strong as you …
I’ve talked about the 2 password manager idea before in my post about what if your password manager gets hacked. But I feel I need to give this idea its own post because of how seriously important it is. What Is The 2 Password Manager Method? It’s as the name describes, you use 2 password …