Recently I was observing my friends trying to log in to their accounts. ‘Trying’ being the operative word. I’m always stunned by how poor the average person’s online security is against the unauthorised, but also how impressive their security is against themselves.

This article will first cover some background information on passwords: their importance, how to create a good one, and why using one password across accounts doesn’t work. I will then provide three solutions: Two-Step Verification, Password Managers and Password Database Breach Monitoring.

By the end of the article, you should have learned how to secure all your online accounts, while simultaneously reducing the time you spend logging into online accounts — all without remembering more than one account password total. …