ATLANTA — The average person has nearly 170 passwords for everything from email to retirement funds and social media sites.
Those passwords can get pretty hard to keep track of.
But there is a way to keep track of your passwords, and security analyst Robert Siciliano said it’s been around for a while.
“I’ve been using a password manager for over 20 years. It hasn’t been hacked. You download and install the password manager for a small fee. Now you have the ability to change up your pass codes anytime you want,” Siciliano said.
He said a password manager shouldn’t cost more than $25-$40 a year.
Siciliano adds that the one that’s in your phone may not work with your laptop or your tablet, so it’s good to have a third-party password manager that works across all of your devices, hardware and software.
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“My theory -- just stick with the same password and don’t give it out to anybody,” Siciliano said.
While that theory might sound good, Siciliano said it makes it much easier for crooks to steal your info from multiple places.
It’s important that everybody from all walks of life and all ages engage in Basic 101 security practices. That begins with password management, and it evolves into two-factor authentication.
Siciliano said to make passwords that are long, strong and unique, and to change them often.
If you really do not want to deal with a password protector, try using an Excel file or Google Sheet and then ultimately printing them out.
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