Make Your Online Passwords Safe With This Useful Tool

Marie Ennis-O'Connor
2 min readMay 5, 2022

When our passwords are compromised, our digital identities and data are at risk.

Today is World Password Day, an event created by Intel to draw attention to the critical need for strong passwords.

Mark Burnett, a security researcher, suggested in 2005 that everyone should have a password day, during which they change their passwords. Intel created a worldwide observance after he outlined this concept in his book “Perfect Passwords.”. World Password Day was observed for the first time in 2013 on the first Thursday in May.

World Password Day brings awareness to the importance of strong passwords and why everyone needs to change their password on a regular basis.

Today, when most of our work is done online, having strong and secure passwords is essential. Passwords that are challenging to crack are best. Regardless of how strong a password is, it should be changed at least once every few weeks, if not monthly.

To secure my passwords I use a tool called Last Pass, a freemium password manager that stores encrypted passwords online. It comes with a web interface as well as plugins for various web browsers and mobile apps

With so many logins and passwords, both personal and client-based, I couldn’t manage without this super-useful site. It allows you to create and save unique passwords for multiple websites thus enabling secure easy login and password management.

Another useful feature is that it allows you to safely share passwords without sending via text or email.

The free account is perfectly adequate but if you require more features, you can upgrade for a small fee.

Marie Ennis-O'Connor

Social Media Consultant. Keynote Speaker. Digital Storyteller. https://hcsmmonitor.com