Tag: NTC Security Month

LastPass: You’re about to free up some valuable Brain RAM.

Hi, it’s me: LastPass! I am here to help you be more awesome.

Time to install me on your computer, and reap the benefits of having secure passwords, without the burden of having to remember them all!

Go to LastPass.com.
Click the big red “Download Free” button.

If you’re using Firefox or Chrome:
You’ll be prompted to add an extension to the browser. Follow the prompts.

If you’re on Internet Explorer:

  • On the next page, click the red Download button.If your computer asks you whether you want to Run or Save the file, choose “Run.”
  • If your computer just downloads the file, open the file after it downloads.
  • Follow the install instructions, and answer “Yes” to questions about whether you want to allow the program to continue.
  • This installation has multiple steps, but shouldn’t take more than about 10 minutes. The plugin will be installed into your default web browser. Let Bill know if you have any trouble. NTCHelp.net is the place to do that.

Once I’m installed, go to this page to learn the basics (opens in new tab).

Thanks!

Your friend and password manager,
LastPass

p.s. If you came here from “LastPass: stuff you need to know,” click here to go back to that post.

Meet your new password manager, LastPass!

Hi, I’m LastPass!

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I’m a red square with an asterisk in it! Or maybe I’m a snowflake on a red trampoline! I live in your browser and on your phone!

Some call me “The Last Password You’ll Have to Remember,” and I’d have to say: that’s pretty accurate!* My job is to make it easy to secure your passwords. You only have to remember one (sufficiently strong)** unique master password.

How I work, in a nutshell:

Instead of typing in your username and password to sites you visit (or having your web browser remember them, which is convenient but generally very insecure), you log into LastPass (that’s me!), and I enter your username and password for you.

Or, in video form:

In my next post, I’ll explain how to install me on your computer. It’s pretty easy, not to mention “required by NTC’s Information Security Policy.” Which is really another way of saying, “It’s fun!”

Your Friend,

LastPass

*   (There may be a password or two you’ll have to keep in your head, but the majority of passwords  you can “set and forget”)

** How strong is a “sufficiently strong” master password? For NTC, it means your password must be at least 8 characters, and have at least one letter and one number, and it must be unique, as in you are not using it for anything but your LastPass master password.

August is NTC Security Month! Let’s celebrate!

It’s hard to believe it’s August already, and that means…the First Annual NTC Security Month!

hooray
Image credit: Me

There are so many mandatory fun things to look forward in this month-long celebration of NTC’s commitment to information security. Here’s a sneak preview list of what’s coming down the pike…

  • Stretch your creativity, as you create a new, more secure password for logging in to Windows!
  • New Password Manager:  having to remember passwords on the web will be a thing of the past!
  • Learn special “Secret Agent” skills for encrypting and decrypting sensitive information!
  • New “cloud” Antivirus to keep the bad guys at bay!
  • Learn the simple tricks the pros use to keep their computers and information secure!
  • And more!

So go to the store, buy a hat, and hang on to it, because NTC Security Month is just getting started!