Password Manager Software Reviews
Posted: March 26, 2019
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By now we all know the importance of strong passwords to protect our personal information. But, sadly, most people still use passwords that are way too easy to guess. Maybe it's because we have so many to remember that if we use stronger passwords, or different passwords for different sites, we run the chance of forgetting them all. Enter password manager software. If you use simple passwords because they're easy to remember, or if you have too many passwords to keep track of, one of these programs may be just what you need. Here's a look at a couple of the top choices for 2019.
Michael Ansaldo, contributor to PCWorld, shares the top password manager software choices.
We are terrible at passwords. We
suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain “123456” and “password”), we
share them way too freely, and we
forget them all the time. Indeed, the very thing that can ensure our online security has become our biggest obstacle to it. This is what makes a good password manager essential.
A password manager relieves the burden of thinking up and memorizing unique, complex logins—the hallmark of a secure password. It allows you to safely share those logins with others when necessary. And because these tools encrypt your login info in a virtual vault—either locally or in the cloud—and lock it with a single master password, they protect the passwords themselves. If you’re looking to up your security game, a password manager is the way to go.
Read the entire article,
Best password managers: Reviews of the top products, on
PCWorld.