94 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2021GUIDE TO PC SECURITY
itssecuritydashboard,whichrated
thesecurityofeachpasswordwitha
safetypercentageaswellasonofa
half-dozencolour-codeddescriptions
rangingfrom‘supersafe’to‘Very
unsafe’.That’sbeenreplacedbya
PasswordHealthreportthatprovides
anaggregatesecuritypercentageand
showsyouonlyweak,compromised,
andreusedpasswords.Foreachof
these,youcanclickona ReplaceNow
buttontochangethem.
Alsonewis anIdentityDashboard.
You’llgeta securityalerthere,aswell
as a pop-upnotification,if any of the
credentialsin Dashlaneis breached.
PremiumuserswillalsogetDarkWeb
Monitoring,whichscansandalertsyouto stolen personal data found on the
dark web whether the credentials have
been used or not. You can associate up
to five emails for scanning.
Dashlane has also added a
simple VPN for secure Wi-Fi hotspot
connections. After an initial set-up, you
just click VPN from the menu, choose
a server location from more than 20
countries and select Connect. Though
any VPN can impact the speed of your
internet connection, I didn’t notice
anyslowdownin myusage.VPN
protectionis only available with paid
premium accounts.
Dashlane also supports auto-login,
form autofill, secure notes, and secure
sharing with emergency contacts. The
desktop client is free
to use on any single
device, but to sync
your password you’ll
need Dashlane
Premium for about
$60 (around £43.50)
per year. The paid
plan also gives
you multi-factor
authentication
secure file storage,
remote access, and
priority support,
along with the
VPN and dark webDashlane’s Password Health report identifies weak, compromised,
and reused passwords so you can easily replace them.