8 Ways to Lock Down Your Digital Life
Locking down your digital stuff is more important today than it's ever been. Tracking is easy, data breaches are coming up every day (today it's PBS, Lockhead Martin and RSA), and we do everything online. Lately, I've been looking a lot into ways to get better security on my mobile, desktop, and browser. Here are 8 relatively easy ways you can turn your security up a notch without driving you crazy jumping through hoops.
- Use LastPass to create super-strong passwords. LastPass is a password manager that lets you create different passwords for every site that you use. Those passwords are then stored encrypted both online and on your local computer (which means that even if the LastPass servers are hacked, your info is safe). Whenever you want to log into a site, simply type your master password, and LP fills in the rest for you. It's far better to use strong, unique passwords across the web than to use fluffybunny1 on everything. LastPass works with everything -- browsers, phones, desktops -- so it's super-easy.
- Install BugMeNot (Firefox, Chrome extensions) to give you quick throwaway accounts. BugMeNot lets you log into many sites that require registration by providing you with a dummy account, so you don't give them any info.
