Password Manager Advice
A developer at work asked a general question to the group: “I’m thinking about using either LastPass or 1Password, anything I should know?” As the team’s newest “Security Guy”, I answered with this brief response: LastPass is easier to get started with as someone who’s never used a password manager before. Their product is seamlessly >integrated into browsers and mobile devices, although it’s not the prettiest. LastPass stores your encrypted password vault on their servers. They’ve been breached or had other security issues several times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass), though they have been transparent with their user community about the events and how they handled them - this is a Good Thing™ when choosing a password manager. 1Password, by default, stores your encrypted password vault locally. This is what led me to originally use it over LastPass You have the option of syncing it across devices via Dropbox or iCloud, so the security of your vault rests in these third parties and in the strength of your master password. 1Password also easily integrates into your browser via their bundled plugin, so it’s equally easy to use as LastPass. ...