3. http://podfeet.com
The (Ambitious) Plan for
Today
Why do strong passwords matter?
Real life stories of how I got hacked and how password
managers can help you
Video of an octogenarian explaining how a password
manager helps him
Demo of 1Password
How to get started the Easy Way
20. http://podfeet.com
1Password Private Lessons
Individual or Small Group (4 or less)
Pat Dengler | |
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Pat is a Apple Certified Support Professional | MTC
and an Apple Consultants Network Member
Why Do Strong Passwords Matter?
hackers get into a database of unencrypted pw’s - you’re hacked THERE
If you’ve used that pw elsewhere, you’re hacked there too
If it’s encrypted/hashed then hashed dictionary tables
There’s No Such Thing As a perfectly Secure Password
Have you heard the one about outrunning the tiger?
How I Got Hacked
There are more options but these are the two big front runners
probability of you forgetting passwords, using bad ones, using duplicates = 100%
If you have a strong 1Password that is!
IT’S GOING TO BE TOO HARD!
Start Slow
Sign up for a password manager
Install the browser plugins
Go about your business
Whenever you enter a password, the manager will ask permission to remember it.
Say yes
Run the Security Check
Both tools will tell you how you’re doing with your passwords
Are they long enough?
Are they unique?
Do they have enough special characters?
Are they unguessable?
Just Fix a Few a Day
The Hardest Step
Let the tool CHOOSE a password for you
Protect the Crown Jewels First
Money
Credit Cards
Insurance
You MUST have ONE good password
Hand over the key to someone else
safe deposit box
NOT under your keyboard