I used to think a strong password was enough, but after my neighbor got hit I see it's just the start

My neighbor in Phoenix, a super smart guy, had a 16 character password with symbols and numbers. He still got his email hacked last month because he used that same password on four different sites, and one of them had a data breach. He told me, 'I felt so safe with that password, I never thought about where else I used it.' That's the thing, a single strong password is like locking your front door but leaving the back wide open if you reuse it. I've switched to using a password manager, Bitwarden in my case, and making every single login unique. It takes maybe five seconds longer to log in, but now if some small forum gets hacked, my bank and email are still safe. Has anyone else made this switch and found it actually easier than trying to remember fifty different 'strong' passwords?

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elliotw372d ago

Honestly saw a tech article that called password reuse the "original sin" of online security. Tbh it made it click for me, because one breach can expose your whole digital life if you repeat passwords. Ngl, using a manager felt like a chore at first, but now it's just automatic.

blaked791d ago

It's basically digital self defense at this point.