One of the best things about having a solid password is thatyou dont have to change it.
Just let it be.
Obviously, when that happens, changing your affected password should be a top priority.
But a lot of people dont do this.
Here are a few of our favoritesplease pick one, or many, to use right now.
Googles Password Checkup extension
If youre a Chrome fanmost people areconsider installing GooglesPassword Checkupextension.
And, no, this extension isnt going torevealyour passwords by checking them.
As Googlewrites:
We designed Password Checkup with privacy-preserving technologies to never reveal this personal information to Google.
We also designed Password Checkup to prevent an attacker from abusing Password Checkup to reveal unsafe usernames and passwords.
Finally, all statistics reported by the extension are anonymous.
Have I Been Pwned
This ones even easier.
If so, consider using a third-party service likeBadrapto check multiple accounts against Have I Been Pwneds database.
Make it a unique password; make it a strong password.
And change that password onotherservices if youve been lazy and used the same password for everything.
In fact, it uses Have I Been Pwneds database, too.
If that email is associated with any kind of data breach, youll receive anemailed reportto let you know.
This toolisntan active monitoring solution, but its useful to see where your account details have been previously compromised.
When that happens, youll want to change your associated password, per usual.
