MARCH 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 79Coming up with unique, complex passwords is
one of the biggest obstacles to practicing good
security. LastPass dramatically eases this burden with a
powerful password generator that auto-creates up to
12-character passwords using upper- and lower-case
letters,numerals,andspecialcharacters.There’salso
anoption to make the password pronounceable for
easier recall. The password generator icon appears
in theloginfieldswheneveryou’recreatinga new
accountoryoucanaccessit anytimefromyourvault
orthe browse plugin.
But passwords are not a set-it-and-forget-it
deal. Changing your passwords every so often as a
precautionary measure can strengthen your security.
LastPassofferstwotoolstosimplifythis.Thefirstis
autopassword change. Instead of manually logging in
to an account and changing the password manually,
LastPass will do it with the click of a button for 80
popular sites including Facebook and Amazon. The
second, Security Challenge, will audit your vault for
weak, old, and duplicate passwords as well as any for
sites known to have been compromised.
These features alone make LastPass indispensable,
but it protects more than your passwords. You
can create and securely store form-fill profiles that
include personal data to more easily complete online
purchases, reservations, and site registrations. And
itsSecureNotesfeatureletsyousafelystorebank
accountand social security numbers, safe combinations,
and other sensitive info.
LastPass also recently added an Emergency Access
feature that lets you designate trusted people to