Introduction

A severe vulnerability of using online resources is passwords. Passwords should be strong, and each online resource should have its own unique password. However, people tend to be lax in following basic best practices for passwords, making them more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Managing the passwords for online resources such as banking, healthcare, shopping sites, etc. is indeed tedious. How are we to remember so many strong passwords? Fortunately, a tool will allow us to manage all of our passwords and more. That tool is called the password manager.

A password manager is software that stores passwords in a secure vault, which is accessed by one strong password, which means you only have to remember one. Password managers also provide other features to help you manage sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, sensitive notes, etc.

This article will provide an overview of a password manager called LastPass and its many features.

Passwords

LastPass provides a secure vault to store your passwords and other sensitive data. It will even fill in login forms automatically for you. You don’t have to remember passwords for your many online resources. Instead, just remember the password to your LastPass vault and have access to all of them. That is convenient when using your own computer where LastPass is installed. However, what happens if you work on another computer and need to sign in to an online resource?

Lastpass will also allow you to access your passwords on a mobile device via the LastPass mobile app. Therefore, you can access your passwords wherever you are.

Secure Notes and addresses

In addition to securing passwords, LastPass can protect sensitive notes and addresses in its vault. Sensitive notes could be anything, such as social security numbers, addresses, private information, and more.

Payment Cards/Bank Accounts

A handy LastPass feature is the ability to store credit and debit cards and bank account information. You don’t need to hunt for a credit card to provide that information while shopping online. Just open your secure vault and look up the card or bank information.

Security Monitor

A handy LastPass feature is the security monitor. It alerts you of at-risk passwords, such as those that are weak or reused on multiple websites. Remember, each online resource should have its own unique password.

Business Features

LastPass has additional features suited for a business setting, such as shared information, a centralized admin console, etc. An excellent business perk is that family members of staff can use LastPass for free—up to five family or friends.

Dark Web Monitoring

Cyber Threats are constantly increasing, and small businesses and individuals are at increased risk. The dark web is a part of the web where your web browser won’t take you but where covert transactions occur. For example, lists of account information are sold there.

LastPass will scan the dark web to see if your email address is involved in a website security breach allowing you to act before any accounts are compromised.

Conclusion

Password managers are essential to help you manage the passwords for the many online resources you use and other sensitive information like credit cards and confidential notes. You should get a password manager as soon as possible if you are not using one.

Password managers help protect you from cyber threats. No longer should you write passwords on sticky notes or a piece of paper. Secure them in a vault with the LastPass password manager.