LastPass strong passwords for the web from my blog http://savvygeektips.blogspot.com

1. LastPass, strong
passwords for the web
http://savvygeektips.blogspot.com/2013/12/lastpass-strongpasswords-for-web.html

2. Problem: protection of web
accounts and password security
• Too many passwords to remember
• People often choose weak passwords, that are easy to break for a
hacker
• Every time you log in with a different device you need to
manually enter your credentials to log in

3. Solution: LastPass,password
manager software
• Add-on available for most browsers and mobile devices
• Free and premium version (premium version is $12 per year)
• It safely encrypts and protects your passwords storing them into
your account on the company’s server (LastPass Vault).

4. Solution: LastPass,password
manager software
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PROS
It remembers all your credentials and logs you automatically in
to your web accounts
You can automatically fill in web forms
You can access your accounts from anywhere simply installing
the add-on

5. Solution: LastPass,password
manager software
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PROS (it follows from previous slide)
You can implement a better security level activating a two-step
authentication

6. Solution: LastPass,password
manager software
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CONS
It relies on a master password that can be always broken (it’s
highly recommendable to activate a two-step authentication)
For iPhone and Android there’s only a premium version,
although its price is very competitive ($ 12 per year)

7. Solution: LastPass,password
manager software
WRAP-UP
• It’s a very reliable software
• It’s worth giving it a go because its pros overwhelm its cons.

8. Happy 2014!
Happy 2014 to all my readers!