Passwords --- Ndeye, remembering passwords in a browser is convenient, but not safe (most browsers actually save passwords in a plain, unencrypted form).

Managing passwords is becoming quite an issue. My suggestion would be to again do risk analysis and assess your 'risk appetite': what accounts you have, how critical they are to you (in terms of assets they provide - information, money, ability to penetrate further through this such as social media, etc), and who may be after you.

In practice, then you may combine several approaches: - use simple passwords to extremely low risk accounts (a one-time visit to a news portal) - remember passwords for low-risk portals (there is smaller chance that someone will break into your computer and steal unencrypted passwords - but it could happen) - compile more complex passwords for more important accounts (and don't save them) - use very strong passwords and two-factor aut. for most important ones (though it would be good to use 2FA wherever possible)

Or, similarly. We have to preserve security, while preserving some functionality - thus a smart trade-off is important. (otherwise we end up writing very complex passwords on postit notes attached to the screen in the office...)

BTW, I am a proponent of writing down complex passwords on a piece of paper (not digitally - in the phone or computer!) - and storing this paper in your home (not in the office or public space). This helps convenience (you can always revert to the paper when needed), and is still rather safe (it's less likely someone will get into your house than break into your computer).

I wonder what approaches others have?

Source author: Vladimir Radunovic vladar@diplomacy.edu