The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter TECH ZONE
ONLINE SAFETY
JUSTIN & TINKU TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Password Management
solutions available like Lastpass. Even most browsers including Microsoft's Edge, Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox include a built - in password manager which can be linked to an online account.
Instead of using the same password for different websites and services, maintaining a notepad document full of passwords, fumbling with sticky notes hidden under your keyboard and wracking your brain trying to remember what variation of password you've chosen, consider using a password manager to keep your secrets safe. A password manager is a service which can protect all of your passwords behind a master password and potentially a second factor (like an SMS or email code), generate secure random passwords and automatically fill out online forms for you if you choose to install a browser extension or service on your phone. Bitwarden is a good free solution although there are paid
Multifactor Authentication
Microsoft has stated that 90% of all account breaches could have been prevented if they were protected by multifactor authentication (also called 2FA). If you have the option to use phone/text/email or app based authentication it's a good way to protect your accounts and services; the baddies will need something you own as well as something you know.
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