Protecting your business’ accounts is something we will advocate for on repeat. You’ll hear us tell you about complex and unique passwords and multi-factor authentication until you’re sick of hearing it. But one tool that our clients sometimes forget is the password manager—an equally useful tool that can help your business keep passwords safe and secure.

Explaining a Password Manager

A password manager is much more than a pop-up that helps you remember passwords for your accounts.

As nice as it would be for your web browser to have a bonafide password manager built into it, it’s just not the case. In truth, many of the password-management features built into your browser are often mistaken as full-fledged password managers. A true password manager is an app that has the sole purpose of storing and securing passwords in an encrypted vault for use when the time comes.

Businesses should implement an enterprise-level password manager that allows admins to deploy and control it.

A True Password Manager is More Secure

The best password managers worth your time will have encrypted vaults to secure credentials.

This means that no one can crack your vault without some serious legwork on their part. If they were to break in, they’d find nothing but nonsense strings of characters that are useless without decryption. It’d just be a big waste of their time.

This type of protection is a serious distinction from the regular plain text lists that most browsers will save their passwords as.

A True Password Manager Generates Complex Passwords

If you want to maximize password security, you need complex passwords.

These passwords consist of complex, long, and random strings of characters. They might include numbers, special symbols, and your typical upper and lower-case letters. Basically, you don’t want to use any word in a dictionary that could easily be guessed or generated, as a computer will be doing the guessing, not a human.

Really, there’s no need to make dozens of passwords that you need to memorize, as with a password manager, you only need to remember your master password.

A True Password Manager Is Accessible on Multiple Devices

A good password manager will be a piece of software that’s not tied to your device—not necessarily, anyway.

Most password managers can be used across your devices, allowing you to remain secure whether you’re on a laptop, desktop, or smart device. Passwords can be synced up and called as needed. Furthermore, a good password manager will offer a secure browser extension that helps you use credentials wherever and whenever you are working.

When you compare the security to your browser’s built-in password storage, there’s no reason to opt for the latter.

Use a Trustworthy Password Manager to Improve Your Business Security

Does your business need to improve account security?

415 IT can equip your organization with the tools it needs to be safe from all kinds of threats. Your passwords protect more than just simple account information. They store credit card information, personally identifiable information, and so much more that all must be secured.

Take your business security seriously today by calling us at (415) 295-4898.