Reports of the death of the password have been greatly exaggerated, with cyber risk increasingly raising the stakes on password management strategies.


Now, leading cybersecurity provider Bitdefender has launched Bitdefender Password Manager for consumers, simplifying the creation and management of secure passphrases across user online accounts and platforms including mobile.


Ciprian Istrate, vice president at Bitdefender Consumer Solutions, says best-in-class password protection must not sacrifice user convenience, and that's where many current solutions fall flat.


“Despite understanding the importance of strong passwords as a security best practice, the ease of memorising a few passwords and reusing them everywhere outweighs increased security risk for most,” Istrate explains.


“Cybercriminals rely on weak passwords to compromise accounts, steal user identities and profit from selling credentials on the dark web.”


Bitdefender Password Manager was built to deliver best-in-class password management that's more user-friendly.


With Bitdefender Password Manager, users can generate and save unique, highly complex passwords for each account, yet securely manage an entire array of login credentials with a single master password.


Why Bitdefender Password Manager is different


The average user now has eight accounts, and half of the users are likely to be relying on their memories to manage their passwords, according to Bitdefender research.


Among some 10,000 consumers surveyed, nearly one in every three has only memorised a few passwords, which he or she then reuses across multiple accounts -- making them even easier to hack into.


Bitdefender Password Manager can also synchronise automatically across multiple platforms including Windows, MacOS, Android and iOS. Existing credentials can be easily imported, from applications such as Chrome or Firefox, 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane, or Bitdefender Wallet.


In addition, Bitdefender Password Manager automatically locks itself with a PIN or logs users out after a period of inactivity -- with account recovery functionality ensuring access is never lost via the master key.


Bitdefender Password Manager boasts end-to-end encryption -- and is easy to install and set up, with a straightforward user experience.


Leading Bitdefender security solutions including Bitdefender Antivirus For Mac, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security and Bitdefender Gravity Zone for businesses and the enterprise are available now from QBS.


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