![]() ![]() Or, the service could have been hacked but since it's not password specific who would have suggested changing the master password? A malicious program on one of their systems could have taken their vault and sent it to an attacker. Consider a 1Password or KeePass user who stores their information in Dropbox or a similar service. Now, let's consider an alternative option. They detected the problem and are going the extra mile to protect their users. LastPass Responded To The BreachĮven though the password vaults were not taken LastPass is having everyone change their vault password. That's right, many of the places you put personal information couldn't do what LastPass did. Even many of those that could detect a breach wouldn't be able to tell you what was affected. Many organizations won't detect if they have been breached. I can't overstate how nice that is to hear. And, they detected there was a problem and enough monitoring in place to distinguish what was effected. While some information was obtained the actual vaults of passwords were not downloaded. ![]() ![]() From the LastPass announcement of the breach we can see these two things in action. Two of the elements of an organization that takes security seriously are keeping certain pieces of data separate and detecting when a breach occurs. The most up to date systems still suffer from zero-day exploits. Computers not connected to the Internet, that don't even have a network card, have been hacked across an air gap using their speakers and mic. Since we can't get rid of passwords just yet we need to manage them well. With that in mind, this seems like a good time to talk about password security and LastPass with some rational ideas. From this there has been a fair amount of FUD circulating and not enough rational thought. LastPass, the password manager that lets you manage your passwords between different devices, was recently hacked. ![]()
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