How to Manage Your Passwords

Password management is crucial for protecting your online identity and personal information. An essential tool that can help you achieve this is a password manager. It can help you maintain strong, unique passwords for all your accounts without the hassle of remembering each one. In this guide, we’ll go through how to effectively manage your passwords using a password manager, so you know the best practices for efficient and secure password management.

Choosing a Reliable Password Manager

The first step is an obvious one, select a password manager that suits your needs. Do research to ensure the password manager you choose is reliable and trustworthy. Look through the features the service offers like secure encryption, ease of use, and the ability to sync across multiple devices. Our article on password management safety has a good breakdown of these features you should look for.

Storing Your Current Passwords

If you’re setting up your first password manager or moving to a new one, moving all your existing passwords to your new manager should be a top priority. Consolidating all your existing passwords in one place is not only just good for your piece of mind when it comes to remembering your passwords. But also has many other benefits you may not have thought of.

By storing your old passwords you can:

Identify your existing weak, reused and compromised passwords.
Allow for advanced features such as leak or dark web monitoring watch over your existing accounts.
Reduce your security risk by not having your old passwords saved in text documents and written down on sticky notes!

Audit Your Existing Passwords

With your existing passwords loaded into your password manager, it is important to assess these passwords for any weak, reused or compromised passwords. In some tools this can be difficult, or without a password manager it can be near impossible! FortiPass however offers security dashboard features which makes this process super easy!

Enabling Auto-Fill and Auto-Save

Using Auto-Fill/Auto-Save, you can ensure that all your passwords are stored securely and are easily accessible through your password manager. This encourages the use of complex, unique passwords for different sites.

Store All New Passwords

Storing all new passwords is important to maintain your online security. By including all new passwords, you are able to also keep them under the secure management of your password manager. Helping you to not use or reuse weak passwords and notify you if your new password is not a good fit.

Organise Your Passwords

Categorize your passwords within the manager for easy access. You can group them by type, such as social media, financial, or work-related accounts. Choose a method that works best for you!

Stay Up to Date!

Stay informed about the latest security threats and best practices for password management. By following FortiPass on our social media or subscribing to our blogs, you will get notified about developments in the cyber security/password management space and stay up to date with the latest news.

By following these steps, you can take control of your password management and secure your online presence with confidence.

March 22, 2024 | Author: FortiPass Team