Overhaul your passwords

Defend your personal information in a few simple steps

REQUIRES

macOS Mojave, iOS 12, a password manager (optional)

YOU WILL LEARN

How to use more secure passwords on both iOS and macOS

IT WILL TAKE

15 minutes

There are many ways we can safeguard our accounts. Apple provides plenty of options, from two–factor authentication to using hard–to–guess security questions. But there’s one thing many of us fail to properly sort out: our passwords.

Whether that’s by using passwords that are too easy to guess, or using the same ones on every website we visit, it’s all too easy to make yourself and your personal information vulnerable to light– fingered malcontents.

Making a change can seem daunting — after all, “12345” is much easier to remember than a string of random numbers and letters. But securing yourself doesn’t have to be an arduous task. With a few quick steps, you can bring your accounts up to speed and locked down. Thanks to iCloud Keychain, you don’t even have to remember your passwords, thus encouraging you to use more complex ones.

So there you go, it’s settled: there’s really no excuse not to seal all your accounts so that they’re even safer than Fort Knox. Let’s go ahead and find out how it’s done.