Master Your Passwords

Master Your Passwords

Originally written for F-Secured – Your complete guide to online security in 2023.
Republished here with permission.

On a weekly basis you’re likely using around 10 different accounts, but did you know that on average each of us already has close to 100 online accounts? Most of us can’t even name all the sites we’ve been creating accounts for – think about all the webstores you’ve made a single purchase from, or perhaps those mobile apps that force an account creation in order to function. Now, if we don’t even remember all the services we’ve signed up for, how could we remember all the required passwords?

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I Have Been Pwned… Five Freaking Times and Counting!

I Have Been Pwned… Five Freaking Times and Counting!

When I started drafting this blog post a while back, the title was “I Have Been Pwned Twice Already”. That number has since risen to five, and I’m assuming it will continue to rise as old breaches come to light and some long forgotten accounts get popped. So far, no immediate harm has been caused to me from these breaches, and I’ll contribute that silver lining to the reactive and since then proactive steps I’ve taken to ensure that’s the case now and in the future. This is how also you can harden your online presence against these (inevitable) breaches.

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