As Ethan Hunt proved, no password is safe - not even if it is secured in the heart of the CIA’s HQ in Langley. Grin. However with Apple’s recently announced end-to-end encryption scheme named ‘Advanced Data Protection’ together with macOS Keychain and FileVault encryption tech, I feel ‘somewhat’ secure that the threat of being hacked or being without access to my passwords have been greatly reduced - except from State sponsored agencies, of course.
Just curious, Ed, but does Microsoft - in your opinion - provide enough tools to warrant avoidance of a purchase of a third party password software protection solution?.
And, as your other friends have posted on this thread, My best wishes are sent to my friends in Georgia during this holiday season. Atlanta may not have snow for a white Christmas but you might have the lower temps outside to “enjoy”. Grin. Stay well.
Interesting Ed - I just went to delete LastPass and the DELETE workflow malfunctioned for me across all browsers (PC). I was able to reset my account (i.e., wipe my vault) but couldn't delete my account.
I have used LastPass for almost a decade. I loved it. I gave their first message about a possible breach a pass, giving them the benefit of the doubt. The most recent press releases scared me.
I changed my master password, exported all my data, imported it into 1Password, and deleted my LastPass account entirely.
Next was an afternoon changing over a hundred passwords, first banking and financial sites followed by others so that if someone does get that data it is useless. I also use 2-factor authentication via an authenticator app whenever possible. But that also gave me an opportunity to clean up all those reused or slightly varied passwords in favor of 100% unique unguessable passwords, so I feel better than ever about my password security.
Like you, I have no schadenfreude for a company I trusted for years. Worst part was my subscription had just renewed 3 days before their latest communication. $30 down the drain, but I'll take the hit to protect my online identities.
On an unrelated note, Happy Holidays to you and Judy, Ed.
Great post! Thanks, and happy holidays!
As Ethan Hunt proved, no password is safe - not even if it is secured in the heart of the CIA’s HQ in Langley. Grin. However with Apple’s recently announced end-to-end encryption scheme named ‘Advanced Data Protection’ together with macOS Keychain and FileVault encryption tech, I feel ‘somewhat’ secure that the threat of being hacked or being without access to my passwords have been greatly reduced - except from State sponsored agencies, of course.
Just curious, Ed, but does Microsoft - in your opinion - provide enough tools to warrant avoidance of a purchase of a third party password software protection solution?.
And, as your other friends have posted on this thread, My best wishes are sent to my friends in Georgia during this holiday season. Atlanta may not have snow for a white Christmas but you might have the lower temps outside to “enjoy”. Grin. Stay well.
I moved to LastPass when 1Password embraced crypto. Maybe it’s time to hold my nose and move back.
I moved to using Keepass + iCloud for a free setup that's end to end encrypted. Just wrote a guide for anyone else looking for something new.
Doing this today; thanks Ed!
Interesting Ed - I just went to delete LastPass and the DELETE workflow malfunctioned for me across all browsers (PC). I was able to reset my account (i.e., wipe my vault) but couldn't delete my account.
I have used LastPass for almost a decade. I loved it. I gave their first message about a possible breach a pass, giving them the benefit of the doubt. The most recent press releases scared me.
I changed my master password, exported all my data, imported it into 1Password, and deleted my LastPass account entirely.
Next was an afternoon changing over a hundred passwords, first banking and financial sites followed by others so that if someone does get that data it is useless. I also use 2-factor authentication via an authenticator app whenever possible. But that also gave me an opportunity to clean up all those reused or slightly varied passwords in favor of 100% unique unguessable passwords, so I feel better than ever about my password security.
Like you, I have no schadenfreude for a company I trusted for years. Worst part was my subscription had just renewed 3 days before their latest communication. $30 down the drain, but I'll take the hit to protect my online identities.
The last password manager I used to any degree was ZDNet's Password Pro, LOL!
I've used Roboform for a lot of years and just love it!