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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Password Managers

As our lives expand while we do more online, we’ve gone from having just a couple of passwords to today, where we might manage upwards of 100 or more. If you’re like most people, you’re probably using the same password for most of your accounts—and that’s not safe. If your one password gets stolen because of a breach, it can be used to gain access to all your accounts and your sensitive information. But no need to fret, password managers are easy to use and make a big difference.

Easily manage all your passwords.

So the best way to manage unique passwords for the ever-increasing amount of online accounts we own is through a password manager application. A password manager is software created to manage all your online credentials like usernames and passwords. It stores them in a safe, encrypted database and also generates new passwords when needed.

Because the password manager stores all your passwords, you don’t need to memorize hundreds of passwords or keep that secret password paper in your drawer. Now, you only need to remember one to unlock your password vault in the manager app, so it makes things so much easier.

What are the advantages of a password manager?

Password managers not only let you manage hundreds of unique passwords for your online accounts, but some of the services also offer other advantages as well.

• Saves time
• Works across all your devices and operating systems
• Protects your identity
• Notify you of potential phishing websites

For additional information, visit www.uaptc.edu/it-services/security.

About Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is designed to engage and educate public- and private-sector partners through events and initiatives with the goal of raising awareness about cybersecurity to increase the resiliency of the nation in the event of a cyber incident. Since the Presidential proclamation establishing Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004, the initiative has been formally recognized by Congress, federal, state and local governments and leaders from industry and academia. This united effort is necessary to maintain a cyberspace that is safer and more resilient and remains a source of tremendous opportunity and growth for years to come.