LastPass

We encourage everyone to make a New Year’s resolution to better protect yourselves from identity theft.  The high tech internet and cloud based world in which we operate our personal and professional lives within exposes our private information to hackers on a daily basis.  It is no longer a question of “if our personal information will be stolen, but when?”  LastPass is a password protection tool that can help safeguard your personal data.

The “free” version of LastPass provides the following benefits:

• Access on All Devices
• Save & Fill Passwords
• Password Generator
• Secure Notes
• Share Passwords & Notes
• Security Challenge
• Two-Factor Authentication

LastPass provides unlimited password storage for all your online accounts.  Once you save a password in LastPass, you’ll always have it when you need it, therefore, logging in is fast and easy.  In addition, LastPass works great in protecting your information when you shop online.  Furthermore, you can store insurance card information and membership account numbers in LastPass.

Getting started with LastPass is a simple process.  After installing the free app, you’ll be instructed to set up a new account.  It is recommended that you set up a strong master password that no one else could easily guess, and that you have not used for any other application.  Once your account is set up, you can begin adding your website usernames and have LastPass generate new safe passwords to all your online accounts.  Both, Cathy and I have been impressed with the ease of utilizing LastPass in protecting our information working in the online environment.

So make a 2017 resolution to protect your personal information by downloading LastPass today.  For more information visit https://www.lastpass.com/

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