3 CRUCIAL Levels of Password Security (from EASY to INSANITY!!!!)

Where does your password strategy fit in these three different levels of security? See where you rank and learn some simple tricks to make your online accounts even stronger.

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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Are Your Passwords Really Secure?
1:17 - Level 1 of Password Security (writing them down)
3:05 - Level 2 of Password Security (password manager)
6:22 - Level 3 of Password Security (physical key passwords)
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In the cybersecurity realm, keeping your online accounts safe is dependent on the security of your passwords. In this video, I'll share with you the three levels of password security, including tips on how to minimize your risk with each one.

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Where do your passwords fit in these three levels of security? Leave a comment to let me know and if you want to check out the resources mentioned in this video, the affiliate links are here:

[juanthird]

Let's appreciate this guy's efforts making these videos for us paranoid mofos

[catherinecarrigan]

Taking 2 small sheets of paper, write your passwords down on each. Roll the sheets of paper tightly. Slide each roll into a pocket size tube. (an old lipstick tube would work great as would a straw) Give one to your loved one(s)

[suzukiosama]

Second lvl looks good for a common person its more compatible to alot of users thats what i like to say

[ciprianadrian]

secure keys are obviously the best possible option out there . at first I though it was a waste of money when I purchased 3 secure keys . 2 of them USB A NFC and one UBC C NFC . in total I spent 90£ but the peace of mind that they offer is priceless

[thatjpwing]

I really like the idea of storing the first 3/4 of a password in a password manager and then manually adding a few characters at the end. That's a really good idea. Thank you for sharing.

[rachelmorgan]

Great advice. I used to store passwords on a spreadsheet on an encrypted USB stick that was securely stored. Eventually I found this was inconvenient for logging into accounts on different devices, and I still had to think of new, unique passwords myself. I've now moved over to a much more secure and convenient password manager, it took a couple of sessions to add all accounts and update all passwords, but it is so worth taking the time to do so

[TheWkd]

I am also a Bitwarden user and the one thing about companies like this is that they are a target, so if they aren't trustworthy and secure we would hear about it from the Web. That kind of thing would be hard to cover up and if a company tries to, they may as well shut the doors. I bounced around and I am of the mindset that in this day and age you should not have to pay much for a password manager... I also use Keepass as a backup locally, just export and import every so often. Also I have been enabling Authy for 2FA where possible, but what irks me most is that most financial companies don't have an option for hardware level 2FA, like the Yubikey. In fact most don't even support TOTP. It is coming along from what it was but TBH we need to have better support as consumers to bring internet security into the forefront of everyone's mind.

[MusicToTheEars]

New subscriber here. I really appreciate channels like this. I would love for this subject to spread.

[privateperson]

Brilliant video, never heard of double blind passwords before, excellent advice, just to be sure, to be sure...

[busyrand]

Holy Smokes!!!! That double blind password idea is a Game Changer! I'd have never thought of it...

[SoulbreakerNB]

I use the lvl 1 method. Although I don't put all of the actual password in it. Instead of hints, I replace some characters with asterisks or underscore for the majority of the characters and leave some correct ones just enough for me to remember them. I also have a backup for my passwords in another secure single sheet of paper that I have at all times.


Also, my password are kinda random, jumbled mix of alphanumeric characters (with lower/uppercase). If the site that uses my password allows it, I try to have at least 12-20 characters long passwords for it (or add some special characters to it for the added security).

[dinonugget]

That intro was all my problems before i found this channel. When i saw 1 video i instantly subscribed.

[ps-zpmr]

*Most password manager apps required PC for setup and import export data and are not mobile friendly.Josh it would be great if you make video password manager apps dedicated to mobile devices*

[ihtesham_emon]

Password manager is more then enough + if one can add another double blind method that's what is already insane level of security! 😀

[Alkaris]

Multi-level keychain isn't such a bad idea, encrypt your password with password with another password.

One overly paranoid method is one you can just hide in plain sight that nobody would even be able to suspect, and that is encrypting your logins within another file, or at least the private keys that you want to keep secure, maybe a password vault that can be updated into a file each time something is added or removed from the list. I'm talking the use of Steganography, one that can hide something encrypted in a file that nobody will ever suspect, be it an image or word document, a your favourite PDF of sorts that you like to read. But anytime you need access to your hidden vault it decrypts it for the duration you need it to be unlocked, before removing itself and keeping it secured.

[TheSimArchitect]

You can sync keepass with cloud storage. 😉

[Papa.Senpai]

I made my own offline password manager/generator, works the best for me.

[ojhfqcu]

The fact you mentioned the OnlyKey means you get an insta sub from me. I love the onlykey soo much <3

[ikust]

Please look at Yubkeys and their passwords functions. Cheers for your work !