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1 +Password Security and Hygiene
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25 25  Our brains can only hold so much.  [[In this survey>>url:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515440/||shape="rect"]], 72% of the 263 participants had difficulty remembering their passwords.  The result, as we already know, is we reuse and write down passwords.  There are techniques for remembering passwords, but we can [[expect to need even more passwords>>url:https://techxplore.com/news/2018-12-passwords-ready.html||shape="rect"]] in the coming years.
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27 -REMC1 is always looking at security; you've probably heard us mention 2-factor authentication and password managers.  Reputable password managers are available for your phone as well as your computer.  If you already use [[LastPass>>url:http://lastpass.com||shape="rect"]] – which we recommended – they offer [[a way to verify password strength>>url:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/use-the-security-challenge-lp030011||shape="rect"]] and see if your data has been compromised.
27 +REMC1 is always looking at security; you've probably heard us mention 2-factor authentication and password managers.
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29 +=== {{id name="Password-Managers"/}}Password Managers ===
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31 +Reputable password managers are available for your phone as well as your computer.  [[Bitwarden>>url:https://bitwarden.com/||shape="rect"]] is free and [[promises to always be free>>url:https://proprivacy.com/password-manager/review/bitwarden#:~~:text=Bitwarden%20is%20free%20and%20open,for%20a%20premium%20personal%20account.||shape="rect"]].
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33 +[[LastPass>>url:http://lastpass.com||shape="rect"]] offers [[a way to verify password strength>>url:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/use-the-security-challenge-lp030011||shape="rect"]], however recent changes allow you to use it for free only on either mobile devices or desktop machines, not both.
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29 29  [[image:attach:password_managers.jpg||height="250"]]
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37 37  === {{id name="Questions?"/}}Questions? ===
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39 -REMC1 is always looking at security and you've probably heard us mention 2-factor authentication and password managers.
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41 41  REMC staff is happy to answer any questions you have on potential spoofing, viruses, malware, and security.
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