Lastpass

This weeks app of the week is LastPass. I just want to quickly mention that I am not sponsored by anyone and only recommend apps that I use in my daily life or ones that I know others use.

Are you someone that uses the same password on multiple sites or use a variation of the same password across different websites? This is a security nightmare because as we have to use or change our passwords we make them easier to remember which also means they can be easier to compromise. Lastpass is a password manager that can create, remember, and store your passwords and any other secure information that you want to keep protected. 

There are a number of password managers out there and I have tried many of them but Lastpass is the one I have been using for the past two years. Most of the password managers have the same features but what set Lastpass apart for me was it worked on every device I use. I have tried 1Password and Dashlane which are the biggest competitors to Lastpass but I also use a Chromebook and neither of those would work on a Chromebook. Lastpass works on every device including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS. 

When you create your account you need to create one very secure password, this one you need to make very strong as this will be the last password you have to remember, see what they did with the name Lastpass, the LastPass password you need to remember. Some suggestions for a good password that is easy to remember but very hard to crack is to pick a favorite song of yours and use the first letter of each word in the chorus followed by some numbers that you can remember. When you have to enter in your password just sing the song to yourself as you enter it and you will find it becomes effortless and ends up being a complex password.

If you have been using Chrome or Safari and have it save your passwords LastPass can import those passwords. It will have you install an extension on your web browser which is what allows it to save and fill in your passwords as you use websites. It can also suggest passwords and then will store them for you. Most of my accounts I do not even know the password as LastPass takes care of it for me. If I do not know the password it makes it impossible to phish it from me. 

You can also save your passport, license, social security number, and other essential documents that you might need to reference on the go. That is the great thing about LastPass, it is very secure. If you lose the master password you set to access LastPass you will be locked out as LastPass has no way to access your account. Even if the server of LastPass become compromised the hacker can not gain any information from your account as they do not have any way to access your account.

There are a ton of other features I could discuss within LastPass but would highly encourage you to check them out. They have a personal plan and a family plan which is the one I use. The really nice thing about the family plan is you can share passwords with family members.

If you have any specific questions about LastPass please leave them below in the comments.