One Password to Rule Them All.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have just one password for everything? Some of you might be saying to yourself, "I only use one password for every website." Well, that is not a recommended practice if you want to keep yourself safe online. Let's say you use the same password for Facebook that you use for your credit card's website. If Facebook is hacked (like it was in 2018 where around 30 million people had their data compromised), hackers now have your email address and password. They can try to use your email and password on every bank and credit card site until they get in. Once they do they can cause you real trouble. So, you shouldn't use only one password for every website, however keeping up with dozens of different passwords can be difficult.  This is where Password Managers come in handy. 

Password managers are apps/extensions that help you create strong passwords, save them, and retrieve them. You only have to remember the password to your password manager, and the password manager does the rest. Many people immediately think, "How can that be safe?" The answer is that it is safer than using one password for everything. Password Managers like LastPass and RoboForms have been around for a long time and haven't had any major breaches. So, along with being more secure, password managers can be used with most browsers and cell phones.

Here are a few Password Managers that you can start using (most are free, but they might charge for specific features).

• LastPass
• Dashlane
• RoboForm
• KeePass
• 1Password

Click here to see a video about setting up Dashlane (which is similar to setting up any Password Manager).

Click here to read a Washington Post article about Password Managers.

In the comments below, tell about a time that forgetting a password has caused trouble for you.