Simultaneously Simplify and Secure Your Life
Guest Post by Bill: Bill is a Cyber Security Expert, having received a master's degree from Georgia Tech University, and now spends his time testing the security of systems software for a software firm. Bill has a heart for ministry and missions, having been on several overseas mission trips and serving in his local church. Bill’s desire is to help those serving in missions context uses secure communication methods to guard themselves and those they serve.
It's no secret that we are all attempting to manage lots of secrets in this digital age. No, I'm talking about your secret love for watching YouTube videos of kittens or baby monkeys - I'm referring to your passwords.
Every time there's a new site we want to visit we have to create yet another username and password. And who has the time to make a new password for every single website they visit?! Who could ever remember that many passwords?!
Rest assured, dear reader, you are not alone. And there's hope.
What if I told you there's a way to lock down all 837 passwords you have in addition to your credit cards, notes, and other secret information? And what if you could forget managing all of this information and remember ONLY ONE username and password? I'll give you a few minutes to faint and then return to reading.
Are you good now? Alright, let's keep going.
Password managers are your best friend when it comes to both simultaneously simplifying and securing your life. A password manager is a secure digital asset that locks down all of your private information behind a single login. So yes, you only need to remember a single password - not all 837 of them anymore.
There are tons of options out there, but the one I think is the best is definitely Bitwarden (https://bitwarden.com). It works on all of your devices at the same time - phone, laptop, tablet, etc. All of your passwords sync to all of your devices without you having to do a thing. This means that you could make a new login on your phone and then switch to your laptop and immediately begin using the information there.
The best thing about this password manager? It's free. Yes, actually free and actually secure. No ads, no affiliate links, nothing. Want to add some advanced features (especially for those nerds out there)? You can pay $10 PER YEAR and get all kinds of extras. Have a family and want to have a secure solution for your spouse and kids as well? That's only $40 PER YEAR for up to 6 people. You could have a family pool of passwords in addition to each person having their own secure storage.
Want to get started? Check out https://bitwarden.com or go to your device's app store to download Bitwarden. There are very few times when security and simplicity go hand-in-hand; most of the time, the more secure something is, the more complicated it is. Not with Bitwarden.