Hello, and welcome to my first post as part of the security team here at Digital Threat Management.
Like many, my awareness of information security measures has increased recently. Also, like a lot of you, I need solutions and tools that are effective and quick to implement across different devices. While in the business world, defining processes and selecting tools needs expertise and can take time, on a personal level, there are several measures and tools I have managed to implement quickly and effectively.
“Every single website and app that I sign up for has a secure and complex password, and I have no idea what it is. ”
Without any doubt, the tool I use multiple times a day to help me stay secure online is a password manager. For those that don’t know, a password manager is simply an app/plugin that creates and saves complex passwords for you so that you don’t have to remember them. Every single website and app that I sign up for has a secure and complex password, and I have no idea what it is. All I need to remember is my single complex password for my chosen password manager, and even then, I use my fingerprint or biometrics most of the time instead.
My password manager of choice at the moment is Bitwarden for a few reasons:
- Open Source – So plenty of people can keep an eye on the code.
- Multi-Platform – With a great app for iOS and Android, as well as plugins for Chrome, Edge and other browsers.
- Unlimited password and device usage – So, no forcing you to upgrade when trying to save new passwords quickly.
- Free for personal and micro-business use – With a free forever pledge included.
On an SME and corporate level, password management forms an important part of Identity and Access Management, which is reviewed as part of our Cyberplan process and continuously developed as part of our Cyberplan Plus product.
Of course, there are several other security steps I would recommend for everyone to take on a personal level, including 2FA/multi-factor authentication, but as a solid first step, I’d go with a password manager like Bitwarden.
