This is your reminder to stop using the same password for every account you have! Your password security is important. It is impossible to remember all of your passwords, with the seemingly crazy requirements that ensure that your password choice is secure. The answer to keeping on top of a variety of secure passwords, is a password manager.
Why do you need a free password manager?
- To stop using the same password for every account (seriously, please don’t do that) it leaves you vulnerable to account hacks, and security breaches. All of the bad stuff we want to avoid!
- To keep your passwords in one secure place
- To stop you from remembering lots of password options
- To auto -generate unique passwords
- To auto-fill passwords on your device
What password managers are our favourites? See below our round up of our favourite password managers. All of our top picks for password managers are free. We like to save money where we can, and they have the option to upgrade to a paid version if you require more features.
LastPass.
A popular password manager, recommended by Dan. Check out why!
- Unlimited Passwords
- Access on one device – computer or mobile
- Save & autofill passwords on that device
- Password generator
- LastPass includes a 30 day premium trial.
Dashlane.
The password manager recommended to Mel by her friend in cyber security.
- 50 Passwords
- Personalised security alerts
- Two factor authentication
- Password health assessment
- Password generator
- Form and payment autofill
- Access on one device
- Ability to share your passwords on your account securely with another user
- Dashlane includes a 6 month premium trial
NordPass.
After gathering the team’s top recommendations, I came across NordPass when looking into the best free password managers. A newer password manager on the market, even the paid premium versions have a reasonable pricing structure.
- Unlimited Passwords
- Autosave & autofill passwords
- Import & export passwords
- Keep notes and credit cards
- Fill forms with personal information
- Generate unique passwords
- Auto sync across devices
- Multi-factor authentication
- NordPass includes a 30 day premium trial
Keep your account your accounts secure and encrypted. Trial a few and see which password manager works for you!