001: Passwords Are Hard

One Intentional Life

Remembering passwords is hard, and you'll learn that writing them down in a notebook or using clever mnemonics to try and out trick hackers is not enough. In our very first podcast we're going to talk about the dangers of being online, and how we lost over $1,000 because of our poor security measures. Learn how to improved your passwords using password managers. You'll also learn how to store sensitive digital information like social security cards and banking information, learn how to perform regular security audits, and in the worst case, we talk about what measure to take when you die, and how to create a digital will for yourself.

Overview

1:30 - Purpose of the show, productivity and beyond6:00 - The dangers of security online 15:00 - How to get better at security online 21:45 - Using password managers 28:25 - Beyond usernames & passwords 32:50 - Heartbleed and security audits 36:25 - Where to find us

Notes

How We Met

• Google Plus "Productivity" Community

What NOT to do:

• Duplicate passwords
• Similar passwords (ex: barking, Barking and Barking!)
• Using sensitive information in your password
• Trying to remember all of them
• Writing passwords down in a notebook

How you SHOULD do it:

• 2-Factor Authentication
• Unique, randomly generated, passwords for every account

What tools to use:

• Lastpass
• 1Password (1Password t-shirt)

What to store with password managers:

• Usernames & passwords
• Credit card information
• Software license
• Identity (name, address, email)
• Bank account information
• Documents (social security, birth certificate)
• Digital will

Security Audits with 1Password:

• Watchtower for Heartbleed
• Weak passwords
• Duplicate passwords
• Old passwords