Using a password manager is the best cybersecurity protection for lawyers.
And the best password manager, in my opinion, is 1Password .
(any password manager is going to improve your security dramatically so whatever you use is less important than using something)
Why use a password manager?
Here are the top 3 reasons why this tool is so valuable:
1. Better Security
Weak passwords that are too short, predictable, or re-used across multiple accounts cause 81% of data breaches.
To keep your sensitive data secure, you need a strong password.
And you need a different strong password for every account.
Password managers make it easy to create strong, complicated passwords for each of your accounts.
A password manager keeps all your passwords encrypted so you’re the only one who can see them or use them.
This is why you can safely store the master password file online without worrying that a hacker could gain access to them.
2. Simplicity & Convenience
With a password manager, you just need to remember one main password.
Plus, the password manager will autofill your passwords so you don’t even have to type them, much less remember them.
This is a big help when you’re using different passwords for all your different accounts (which you should be doing to maximize protection against cybersecurity attacks).
3. Enables Password Diversity
Too many people use the same password for many sites. This is a huge mistake.
Why?
Because if a hacker somehow gets a password for one of your accounts, they might be able to access other accounts.
Password managers make it easy to have a unique password for every site. That makes it unlikely that multiple accounts will be hacked from a single data breach.
Why use 1Password?
People with high standards about cybersecurity heartily endorse it. I’ve used several different password managers over the years, but I prefer 1Password to the others.
Some features I appreciate are its ability to:
- Use biometric identification
- Save and autofill credit card payment credentials
- Keep passwords in sync across computers and mobile devices
- Share passwords safely and easily with family and team members
- send alerts about data breaches so you can change any affected passwords
If you want to compare 1Password to other password managers, here’s a handy chart .
You can use 1Password for free for 14 days to get familiar and see how useful it is.
Once you start using a password manager you’ll quickly realize it not only improves security but also makes using passwords (and credit cards) easier and more convenient.
Hackers are hoping that you won’t use a password manager.
But I’m hoping you will.
One More Thing
If you’ve about passkeys you’ll be happy to know that 1Password will support passkeys. So that’s another reason to use 1Password.
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