Two password manager makers on Tuesday announced new features that allow their users to minimize the hassle of resetting passwords. One of the first things online users are advised to do after a data breach is to change their passwords. Few users act on that advice, though, because creating unique, strong passwords and manually inserting them on more than a handful of websites is too onerous. Only 39 percent of users changed their passwords or terminated accounts in the wake of Heartbleed, a Pew study found.
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Dashlane, LastPass Promise Easy Password Changing
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 10, 2014 09:31 AMTwo password manager makers on Tuesday announced new features that allow their users to minimize the hassle of resetting passwords. One of the first things online users are advised to do after a data breach is to change their passwords. Few users act on that advice, though, because creating unique, strong passwords and manually inserting them on more than a handful of websites is too onerous. Only 39 percent of users changed their passwords or terminated accounts in the wake of Heartbleed, a Pew study found.