I've recently become a big fan of LastPass as a "cloud based" password management tool and have been using it to secure my identities on various sites by randomizing the password and storing it within LastPass.
As you may or may not know, LinkedIn recently was the victim of a successful attack which resulted in the compromise in a significant number of accounts. My account was among them and I verified it using this tool that LastPass created.
It's good to know that companies like LastPass are doing valuable things within the consumer security space.
If you haven't changed your LinkedIn password within the last week, please use the tool to see if it was compromised, although you should change your password anyhow.
And if you aren't already a LastPass user, now would be a good time to start. For just $12 a year, you can have it manage your passwords, store them in encrypted and hashed form on their infrastructure and sync up the password vault to your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, etc. I highly recommend using this or similar services to manage your passwords. Your identity should be protected and you can't do it by using a weakly generated password that you use for multiple sites. Have LastPass generate a strong password (at least 20 characters, 32 where possible) for your sites and manage the passwords for you.
You'll be glad you did.
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