by Jennifer Lyn Walker

The National Cybersecurity Alliance’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month post this week is on password managers, specifically the risks of using them. For this post, they turned to one of the top security awareness minds, KnowBe4’s Roger Grimes – check out WaterISAC’s January 26, 2022 WaterISAC Cyber Threat Briefing featuring Roger!

While there may be risks associated with using password managers, it is widely heralded that the benefits far outweigh those risks. Nonetheless, it’s important for everyone to have the facts that answer the oft asked question, “are password managers safe?” To that end, the post reviews some of the disadvantages and advantages of password managers and suggests how to weigh the risks. Most importantly, it provides a comprehensive new Password Policy ebook from KnowBe4 that you might find useful to use for your cybersecurity awareness strategy, What Your Password Policy Should Be. Finally, when it comes to password managers, I can’t help but share one of my favorite quotes (and associated timeless blog post) – “Password managers don't have to be perfect, they just have to be better than not having one,” by Troy Hunt. Enjoy! Visit StaySafeOnline for more from the National Cybersecurity Alliance and Roger Grimes.