• Do you need a password manager?

    Posted on February 5, 2024 at 02:44 CST by • Comment in the Forums

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    Brian Livingston

    By Brian Livingston

    It seems we all have to deal with different usernames and passwords for every website we visit and every device we own. The situation is rapidly changing, as I’ll explain below. But at the moment, the need for you to remember or juggle all these credentials can strain your brain.

    One approach that many pundits recommend is to invest your time and money in a password manager. The best of these apps can store for you hundreds of passwords, make up ridiculously strong password strings that are impossible to guess, alert you if one of your passwords was exposed in an Internet security breach, and more.

    My column today is the first in a four-part series. In this multipart analysis, I’ll explain the pros and cons of the highest-rated password managers and, most importantly, whether you need one at all.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.06.0, 2024-02-05).

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