👍 #929 – What You Need To Do About the LastPass Hack

The LastPass Hack

I got lots of questions about it, so let's talk about it. What happened, how big a deal is it, and what should you do about it, if anything?

Spoiler: I'm still using LastPass, and feel quite confident doing so. But I do have thoughts if you'd rather not.

All the details in this week's featured article: What You Need To Do About the LastPass Hack.

Also this week:

• No, {whatever service you're using} is not infected.
• The biggest risk to your security might be difficult to accept.
• I'm traveling abroad in a few weeks. How I'm prepping my tech.

As always, links below.

TEH Podcast

Gary and I discuss LastPass, of course, and theorize about how it might have happened. (My money's on phishing.) Also why it took a week between discovery and announcement. Gary installed Windows! On a Mac! We talk about why, and the future possibilities.

TEH 170: LastPass headlines, Phishing, Credit Cards, Windows on a Mac

Purely Personal

My 65 Thoughts project, begun in July, wraps up this week. In case you missed it, it's a daily personal blog post I decided to do as I close in on my 65th birthday. Part philosophy, part opinion, part exploration, it's been an interesting excercise. All the posts are on my blog, with the last few releasing daily through Saturday.

Take care,

Featured Article

What You Need To Do About the LastPass Hack
And why it's important to read beyond the headlines.

A portion of LastPass was breached. Here's why it's not a disaster, and why I'm not leaving LastPass.

https://askleo.com/148363

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Could the Microsoft Servers Be Infected? Anything is possible. The more important question is, how likely is it?
It's tempting to blame the mail service for account hacks and vulnerabilities, but in fact that's rarely the case. Much more likely is that hackers gained access to individual accounts through more traditional means. https://askleo.com/2554

The Biggest Risk to Your Security As technology has improved, the risks have changed.
The biggest risk to your security might just be you. Learn why and what to do. https://askleo.com/147827

Preparing Your Technology for Travel Abroad Here's what I'm doing to prepare my tech for travel.
Travel is exciting, but be sure to plan ahead for your technology to avoid things going wrong. https://askleo.com/147914

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Preparing Your Technology for Travel Abroad Travel is exciting, but be sure to plan ahead for your technology to avoid things going wrong. https://youtu.be/zm58zS786yQ

What You Need To Do About the Lastpass Hack Yes a portion of LastPass was breached. Here's why it's not the disaster you think it is, and why I'm not leaving LastPass. https://youtu.be/556rCKPsvuw

The Biggest Risk to Your Security The biggest risk to your security might just be you. Learn why and what to do. https://youtu.be/uTQF2PiyFXs

Could the Microsoft Servers be Infected? It's tempting to blame Microsoft servers if your account is Infected, but in fact that's rarely the case. Much more likely is that hackers gained access to individual accounts through more traditional means. https://youtu.be/lOzpXRCi5Zg

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