Be safe, use a password manager!

[Croc]

It has come to my attention that so many people use insecure passwords and often use the same password for multiple sites. This is a very bad practice and should be avoided.

Personally, I use a unique, 15-20 character password for every site or service I signup for.
If you don't want a completely randomly generated password and would like it to be easily memorable, choose 3-4 random words with a space in between each one and use that entire string as a password.

For those on a budget, KeePass is a completely FREE app for password management!
http://keepass.info/

Spoiler: Other Apps

1Password (my personal favorite)
LastPass
Dashlane

 

[Chearful]

imo all you need to do is hack the password manager then u get all the other passes lol

 

[Ansett]

Don't use DashLane, it syncs online. So if they get hacked so do you.

 

[Croc]

Don't use DashLane, it syncs online. So if they get hacked so do you.

A lot of the password managers that have online sync, also have a feature where you can disable the sync feature. And some of them sync data to your personal Dropbox or whatever, so it never touches Dashlane's server.[DOUBLEPOST=1466908368][/DOUBLEPOST]

imo all you need to do is hack the password manager then u get all the other passes lol

Umm I named some of the most secure password manager apps on the planet that have been around for years!

 

[Ivain]

imo all you need to do is hack the password manager then u get all the other passes lol

That's a lot harder than simply keylogging someone though. A hacker will always get in if they want to badly enough, it's just about how difficult it is for them to do so, and if it's worth it.

 

[Ivain]

I think it's a great idea. And this is very nice to share with the community but in my opinion. I'll always be sticking with the same passwords on any site / account. And nobody will ever know. It's all in my head. And I am just too lazy to use that site to remember it all. Especially when I am in a rush for something important.

The main risk is that once one of those sites gets breached, whoever has access to that breach can log into all your other accounts.
I also reuse passwords, but only on sites where I honestly don't care.

 

[Ivain]

I see. I didn't think of it that way. That's interesting.

I've made internet security somewhat of a hobby and thus I see how many websites get their password database stolen.
Which in way too many cases is in plain text or the most basic encryption.

 

[Devon]

"Don't use passwords you can remember and only you know, store them all in one place where you're super vulnerable instead!" That's what I got out of this