One way to improve online account security is to use so called 2-step verification systems when they are offered by companies and services. Companies like Google, PayPal or Yahoo are already offering multifactor authentication systems to their users. These systems are optional for now and improve security by combining standard log ins with a second [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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LastPass Passes, Sony Fails
The cloud has been rather rainy, lately. Sony has had a rough month, to say the least. They’ve been hacked, and info has been stolen. At the time of writing PSN has been down for close to three weeks, and Sony Online Entertainment has been down for a week. During this time, Sony hasn’t shown [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 51
The LastPass Security Incident, What I Did
After finding out that there might have been a security breach at LastPass, a company known for their online password management solution, I quickly changed my master password and started to think about possible consequences. For some time now, I had been thinking about switching to an offline password management solution. Not necessarily because I [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 33
LastPass Security Breach?
You know that I’m using LastPass as my password manager. It offers everything that I need and then some. One thing that I like about the service is that the company is dedicated and taking security seriously. A blog post at the LastPass blog entitled LastPass Security Notifications mentions that the company has noticed a [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
Lastpass Security Challenge , Test Your Last Pass Passwords
Using secure, unique passwords for every Internet site or service is one of the best security practices out there. That does not necessarily protect you completely, as the Sony Playstation Network incident has shown, but it invalidates several popular techniques to steal passwords and log in information. With that incident in mind, I thought it [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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LastPass Fixes XSS Vulnerability, Improves Security
Ghacks regulars know that I’m a big supporter of the free cloud based password manager LastPass. The program is available for popular web browsers and mobile devices, and offers many comfortable password and login related features. This includes online password management, one-click log ins, user profiles to fill out forms faster, a secure password generator [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 1
LastPass Buys XMarks, Introduces Premium Accounts
LastPass’s business model seems to be solid. The makers of the popular cross-browser password management application provide users with a free password manager, and those that need extras with a premium account for $12 a year. Premium users get support for mobile devices such as the iPhone, Blackberry or Android based mobiles, multifactor authentication, Yubikey [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
LastPass Extension For Opera Released
LastPass has just been published as an Opera extension. That’s big news for the Opera browser, considering that LastPass is one of the most popular password managers out there. And on a personal note, it brings me one step closer to switching to Opera as my main web browser. Extensions have been integrated in Opera [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 52
Two Things that Keep Me From Switching to Opera
The recent preview of Opera 10.50 has shown that the Opera development team is dedicated and willing to improve their web browser even if it does not get the attention that it deserves. That speed increase coupled with other interesting features and options like Opera Turbo or Opera Unite make Opera a very attractive web [...]