[FoxNews] Password manager LastPass promises to be the last line ofdefense against hackers

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Online account hacking is a growing problem — and you may be making it
worse.

According to an online survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers, 59
percent said they used the same password across all their accounts,
making them easy pickings for programs that can test more than 100
million passwords a second, looking for one that works with a stolen
username.

If you use the same password for all your accounts, that’s the only one
a hacker needs to get into everything.

The solution, of course, is to have a different username and password
for every online account. But that’s easier said than done, because
keeping track of them all is nearly impossible.

LastPass — the company that conducted the opt-in survey — believes it
has the solution: a password manager that allows users to store all
their password information in one place and seal it in an encrypted
vault. Using a single password — the only one you have to memorize — you
can access all your accounts with just a few clicks.

.... more ....

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On 16/7/2017 3:33 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

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Smells like an advertisement...

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In message , Mr. Man-wai Chang
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According to an online survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers, 59
percent said they used the same password across all their accounts,
making them easy pickings for programs that can test more than 100
million passwords a second, looking for one that works with a stolen
username.

If you use the same password for all your accounts, that’s the only
one a hacker needs to get into everything.

The solution, of course, is to have a different username and password
for every online account. But that’s easier said than done, because
keeping track of them all is nearly impossible.

LastPass — the company that conducted the opt-in survey — believes
it has the solution: a password manager that allows users to store all
their password information in one place and seal it in an encrypted
vault. Using a single password — the only one you have to memorize —
you can access all your accounts with just a few clicks.

The only one the hacker has to crack. He/She also now has a second way
in (hard though I hope it is) - to hack into this "one place". (But the
rewards are great - access to lots of password lists.)

Yes, I do know there are holes in what I am saying, but I do agree it
sounds like an advert.

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On 15/07/2017 20:33, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:



Online account hacking is a growing problem — and you may be making it
worse.



Paedophiles like Roy Tremblay aka Lionel Muller are making it worse.
What we need is Chinese style justice so that all paedophiles are
executed without trial. Chinese don't tolerate anybody. Even their
Nobel Price winner was denied medical treatment despite American doctors
were prepared to treat him free of charge. Hong Kong has seen 20 years
of Chinese rule and they are very happy now that paedophilia is almost
non-existent officially.


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With over 500 million devices now running Windows 10, customer
satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 03:33:16 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
wrote:


LastPass — the company that conducted the opt-in survey — believes it
has the solution: a password manager that allows users to store all
their password information in one place and seal it in an encrypted
vault. Using a single password — the only one you have to memorize — you
can access all your accounts with just a few clicks.


There are several programs that do this. Lastpass isn't a bad choice,
but my personal favorite is Enpass.

On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 03:33:16 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
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Online account hacking is a growing problem ¡X and you may be making it
worse.

According to an online survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers, 59
percent said they used the same password across all their accounts,
making them easy pickings for programs that can test more than 100
million passwords a second, looking for one that works with a stolen
username.

If you use the same password for all your accounts, that¡¦s the only one
a hacker needs to get into everything.

The solution, of course, is to have a different username and password
for every online account. But that¡¦s easier said than done, because
keeping track of them all is nearly impossible.

LastPass ¡X the company that conducted the opt-in survey ¡X believes it
has the solution: a password manager that allows users to store all
their password information in one place and seal it in an encrypted
vault. Using a single password ¡X the only one you have to memorize ¡X you
can access all your accounts with just a few clicks.

.... more ....

Does LastPass allow password owner to customize the encryption? e.g. layered
encryption, and add custom cryptography.

If not, which software can do that?