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Try Passkeys, But Keep Your Password Manager

Try Passkeys, But Keep Your Password Manager – By Kim Key PCM
I don’t know any writers who enjoy angry emails, especially on a Monday morning after a vacation, but that’s what I encountered this week after the latest LastPass data breach. A reader was upset after hearing about the breach and questioned me about PCMag’s recommendation for the software. And they were absolutely right to ask!

No, LastPass Didn’t Expose Your Passwords

No, LastPass Didn’t Expose Your Passwords – By Neil J. Rubenking PCM
When you heard that LastPass got hacked, did your heart sink? Did you imagine that all your accounts and passwords had been captured by random hackers? If so, I have good news: Your passwords are safe. The breach involved the kind of customer information that any site must track, not the specialized and thoroughly encrypted vault that holds your passwords.

How Mesh Networking Works

How Mesh Networking Works, and How To Find the Right System for You – By David Nield Gizmodo
Mesh networking has been around for several years now, but can it solve your home wifi woes, and is it the right networking upgrade for you? And if it is, how can you possibly pick the right system? Here, we’ll take you through everything you need to know about mesh networking, from the key hardware specs to how everything works in practice.

Switch Password Managers Without Risking Your Data

How to Switch Password Managers Without Risking Your Data – By David Nield Gizmodo India
Using a password manager or web browser to store all of your login credentials is a convenient and secure way of managing access to your accounts, but you don’t necessarily want to keep all of your passwords in the same place forever. Maybe the pricing structure has changed in the app you’re using, or you just want to upgrade to something more sophisticated.

 

How to Set Up Your LastPass Account

How to Set Up Your New LastPass Account – by LastPass

Suppose you are looking for a simple way to protect your privacy and secure your online accounts. In that case, password security is a great place to start, lots of breaches involve compromised credentials, and most involve a human element. If a bad actor can guess or steal just one of your passwords, they may be able to use it to get into your other accounts.


How is LastPass safe? – by LastPass


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Why You Should Use a Credit Card to Shop Online

Why You Should Use a Credit Card to Shop Online – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
Credit cards add an extra layer of insulation when you’re purchasing online in the form of chargebacks. However, they bring the risk of overspending, so you should weigh that possibility when deciding whether to use a credit card.
If you’re buying anything online, whether it’s physical products or digital subscriptions, you may be worried about scams, payment issues, or other shenanigans. There is a simple way to avoid a lot of these issues when paying online, and you likely already have it in your pocket: your credit card.

Your Gmail Account Has Unlimited Addresses

Your Gmail Account Has Unlimited Addresses – By Jake Peterson Lifehacker

One Gmail, one address. That seems right. After all, you have one phone number, and one home address. The same should be true for your email addresses, Gmail included. As it happens, though, your Gmail account has an unlimited number of addresses you can use whenever you want, fooling everyone from Netflix to spammers alike.

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