Apple’s new password manager is free. That’s just one reason to use it.
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The internet is a dangerous place, and people who reuse the same tired password everywhere are sitting ducks. That’s why setting up a password manager is necessary, if annoying.
If you have an iPhone or Mac, no more excuses: Apple’s making it a lot easier. The new Passwords app—available with the latest iPhone, iPad and Mac software—is a proper password manager. It suggests unique, unguessable passwords when you sign up for new accounts and fills them in whenever you need them.
Kids constantly hounding you for the Netflix password? You can also share logins with the family. If you change the password, the group is automatically updated. Maybe you’re thinking, Wait a minute.
Haven’t Apple devices saved my logins for years? You’re right. Apple’s iCloud Keychain has long suggested, saved and autofilled passwords. But you’d have to dig through settings to actually find your passwords or add a two-factor code.
Now, those login details are in one easy-to-access place. I typically recommend subscription-based security apps, such as 1Password, over free, built-in systems. I still do, but Apple’s Passwords is a great starter.
Though missing some advanced features, such as complete cross-platform compatibility, it does all the basics. Here’s how to take your password security up a notch. A recent Verizon analysis found there have been over 10,000 data breaches this year—a record high—and most of those attacks used stolen credentials.
A password manager boosts security and is hard to hack, but just 24% of people use one, according to a global survey by authentication company Yubico. Committing all passwords to memory would be difficult. Between work and personal accounts, the average number of
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