Password management is the bane of the typical computer user's existence. We're bombarded with websites that require a username and password, but how can we manage them all? Unfortunately, most people resort to one (or both) of the following systems:
- Write them down
- Find a good one and use it everywhere
Of those two options, using the same password everywhere is, by far, the worse option. It seems like every day we hear of one service or another who has been hacked and their user's data absconded with, including usernames and passwords. The first thing cyber criminals do with these credentials is try them out on high-value sites, such as banking and finance. So, as you might imagine, if you use the same credentials everywhere, these criminals now have the proverbial Keys to the Kingdom.