"Hello World." This is the first blog post of my life. At first, I thought I might write about something I love doing, like golfing or surfing or snow skiing....or even cryptocurrencies. But I thought perhaps I might attempt to bring some practical value to the world (boring as that may be to most). I work as a cyber security analyst. Please don't run away yet. I'm not going to commence with technical geek-speak. Security folks already know what I'm bringing to this table. And I'm not writing about security for security people. No I'd rather try to connect with everyone else (despite the not so healthy paranoia that prevents me from posting pictures of myself). However, I will be grateful for any feedback from anyone if it is intended to improve the quality of the content I deliver, without insulting my mom. Now on with the anti-climactic show/first episode.....
Based on my experience there’s a good chance your passwords aren’t very strong. There's an even better chance that you use the same one for many different sites. No surprise that this is not good.....and makes it easier for hackers, phishers, and shady-types to get at your data. Well this unfortunate nuisance will go away in the future (think fingerprint and retinal scanners). But in the mean time I wanted to share a couple of free Password Management tools that will make your life much easier while keeping you more secure. What do they do? In short, they generate strong, random passwords that you don't have to remember. They store those passwords using strong encryption (AES-256 for those of you who give a rats ass). And they make it easy for you to copy and paste your passwords in a more secure manner (deletion from clipboard in 30 seconds). Ultimately you can store all your passwords in one secure place so that you'll only have a single "Master Password" to remember. There are other options out there. And I encourage you to check them out. But if you'd like a quick and easy recommendation that will get the job done, then check out these two popular free options:
KeePass:
http://keepass.info/
Lastpass:
https://www.lastpass.com/
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