The beauty of a password manager is that it allows you to make very complex and lengthy passwords, which are very secure, without having to be concerned with it being memorable.

Password managers allow you to safely store your password for a variety of sites and applications. Most modern password managers will generate secure password, monitor for duplicate password usage, and also alert you when your passwords are getting old. Some can even automatically change your passwords for popular sites, saving you time and effort.

Password managers a great way to meet the following security best practices:

* Use a unique password for every account
* Use long, complex passwords or pass phrases
* Never store your passwords in plain-text
* Use multi-factor authentication

The beauty of a password manager is that it allows you to make very complex and lengthy passwords, which are very secure, without having to be concerned with it being memorable. The manager will remember it for you, and can even fill in the account credentials on-demand.

While there are plenty of great managers out there, we at Geek it Together recommend these two:

• LastPass
• 1Password