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LastPass fast facts Our rating: 3.4 stars out of 5.Pricing: Starts at $3 per month.Key features: Extensive multi-factor authentication options. Offers a free plan. One-time password feature. Image: LastPass In 2022, LastPass experienced two major data breaches that resulted in customer data being stolen. This data consisted of encrypted fields such as website usernames and passwords, secure notes and form-filled data, and unencrypted data such as website URLs. While LastPass offers a decent password manager…

1Password is a solid password manager with top encryption and a sleek user interface. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to set up 1Password, how to use it and how you can maximize its features for your organization. 1 NordPass Employees per Company Size Micro (0-49), Small (50-249), Medium (250-999), Large (1,000-4,999), Enterprise (5,000+) Micro (0-49 Employees), Small (50-249 Employees), Medium (250-999 Employees), Large (1,000-4,999 Employees), Enterprise (5,000+ Employees) Micro, Small, Medium, Large,…

1Password fast facts Our rating: 4.3 stars out of 5Pricing: Starts at $2.99 per monthKey features Unique travel mode feature. Integrations with Fastmail and Privacy. Easy-to-use and modern UI. 1Password has earned a reputation for being one of the best password managers around. It has an easy-to-use and sleek-looking interface, strong end-to-end encryption and interesting integrations on top of its service. SEE: 10 Myths about Cybersecurity You Shouldn’t Believe (TechRepublic Premium) While it lacks a…

For the 2023 Specops Weak Password Report, researchers analyzed more than 800 million breached passwords and found that the most commonly breached passwords consisted of eight characters or less. Those containing only lowercase letters were the most common character combinations cracked by hackers, making up 18.82% of passwords used in attacks. Those cracked most were ‘password,’ ‘admin,’ ‘welcome’ and ‘p@ssw0rd.’ According to the report, 83% of compromised passwords don’t satisfy the length and complexity requirements…

At TechRepublic, we pride ourselves in bringing our readers comprehensive and fair reviews of password manager software they may invest in. To do so, we believe it’s necessary to share the process by which we evaluate password managers, what criteria and subcriteria they’re graded on and how all these aspects add up to a final star rating. SEE:  Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks: A Guide for IT Leaders (TechRepublic Premium) We utilize an in-house algorithm…

In a world of targeted ads and intrusive malware, virtual private networks (VPNs) are one of the best ways to keep your online activity secure. VPNs encrypt your sensitive information, such as your browsing history and IP addresses, to protect your data from prying eyes and malicious third parties. While VPNs are great security solutions, they can be expensive. For the budget-conscious, spending on a monthly VPN subscription may not seem worth it. The good…

Best overall free password manager: Bitwarden Best for customizability: KeePass Best for integration with third-party cloud services: Enpass Best for future-proof encryption: NordPass Best for multi-factor authentication: Zoho Vault Keeping track of our online passwords has become a challenge in today’s world. Our work and personal lives increasingly rely on online services, which means that we have dozens of important passwords we need to remember. Password managers are a great solution for this. They’re software…

Think about your bank accounts, work-related sites, social media, online retail accounts, cloud services, travel sites and hotel sites — each one likely requires a login and password. When I compiled all my accounts, passwords and pins a year ago, I realized I had more than 200 logins. To keep track, most users reuse the same passwords over and over. However, that poses a major threat. If a hacker gains access to one account, they…