What’s Your Score? Get Acquainted With the LastPass Security Dashboard 

With LastPass, you don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to take online security into your own hands. The LastPass Security Dashboard – now available to all LastPass users – is your command center as you navigate your digital life. In one view, you can see your weak and reused passwords, along with your overall Security Score, turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA), and monitor any email addresses that may have been compromised in a data breach. Let’s take a closer look at each element of your personal command center for digital security – the Security Dashboard – and how you can take charge of your digital life today. 

Keep tabs on your Security Score

Your personal score of one through 100% analyzes your use of security best practices, including the strength of your vault passwords and MFA and Dark Web Monitoring usage. So, what should you do if your score isn’t as high as you’d like it to be?  A quick way to increase your score is to update any weak or reused passwords you may be currently using (you’ll see this list next to your Security Score). Make sure that your passwords are:

• a minimum of 12 characters long (ideally longer)
• unique from any other password that you use elsewhere
• a complex mix of letters, special characters, and numbers

Need help crafting an uncrackable password? Be sure to use the LastPass password generator. 

Enable MFA

Once you’ve strengthened your passwords, add an extra layer of security to your LastPass vault by turning on multi-factor authentication (MFA). In addition to your master password, MFA works by requiring a second piece of evidence to verify your identity when logging in to your account. Examples of these include your fingerprint (something you are) or a time-sensitive verification code (something you have). The more security layers you wrap around your vault, the harder it is for hackers to access your information. LastPass offers its own MFA solution with the LastPass Authenticator app. Once you’ve paired it to your LastPass vault, you’ll be able to enjoy one-tap login for secure and instant access.

Shed light on the Dark Web

The Dark Web can be a blind spot for many. Nearly one-third (32%) of people don’t know what the dark web is, and 87% would not know if their personal information was there, according to our latest Psychology of Passwords report.  Personal information includes your social security number, driver’s license number, credit card numbers, medical records, or passport, among many other pieces of highly sensitive information --  the information that hackers want to have.  Simply enable Dark Web Monitoring once and it will continuously monitor your email addresses within a database of breached credentials – all in the background. You’ll receive an alert immediately if any of your email addresses have been compromised. You can then update your credentials in real time and stay one step ahead of bad actors.  You’ll also receive a one-time, one-year check up on your dark web exposure -- an instant retrospective on any accounts found on the dark web in the past year.

Your security is our focus

In addition to leveraging a password manager, it’s a best practice to proactively monitor your online security. LastPass makes this easy with your Security Dashboard – your personal command center as you traverse the (sometimes bumpy) cyber landscape.  Access your Security Dashboard from your browser extension menu or on the left-hand menu in your LastPass vault to assess your digital security. Take control of your digital life with LastPass today.