Here’s how me and my passwords work – I either have all of them the same which means I’m just asking to get hacked or I set them all different and can’t remember a single one.
It’s impossible.
The internet is supposed to make my life easier and instead it makes me remember more bizarre combinations of numbers, capital letters, and symbols than my brain is capable of.
Enter Norton Identity Safe, the most brilliant (and secure) password management system. We trust Norton for anti-virus software, right?!? Well now we trust them with our magic words.
After downloading Identity Safe (which I highly recommend you do right now), this is the brief introduction that explains what Identity Safe is all about:
- remembering passwords
- keeping secure information secure
- protecting you from hackers
- helping you be social AND safe
- avoiding bad sites
You create a vault, the place where all your secure information is stored. Aptly named, right?
Carefully choose a password that you must never forget! because there will be no reminders if you do forget. You get a hint, so make it a good one.
After installing and registering, you’ll have a completely secure place to store every login you ever use, an identity card to help you quickly and automatically fill out forms, and credit card/payment information.
You’ll download the Norton toolbar so every time you log into a new website, the tool bar will alert you that the login has been saved to your vault!
The toolbar also has a little home button which will take you instantly to your vault. You can access all secure websites through your vault, just click the thumbnail and you will be instantly logged in and ready to shop/read/pin/tweet/blog…you get the idea.
No more mnemonic devices! Those are probably good for our brains, so maybe keep exercising that memory some other way. Like which child’s turn it is to do the dishes…
Download Norton Identity Safe right now and never forget another password or get phished again!
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I once forgot my password to an online banking account i have full of all our savings. I had my standard 3 different passwords I use and tried all three of them, with the nagging memory that this one was some variation of one of my standards, but not being able to remember exactly WHAT variation it was. After several tries, the website shut me down and sent me home to my email, warning me that I was causing a security alert and that if I WAS, in fact, the owner of the account, I would have to create a new password. Yet again. Thus the many variations of my 3 standard passwords. I was nervous that I would somehow never regain control of my account, but I eventually was able to get back into my account, and this time, I wrote my password down. But I’m not sure where…
i am that person who could use ginseng when it comes to passwords, almost daily i am using the “forgot your password” feature…just.cant.seem.to.get.it.quite.right.usually. this would come in handy for me.
Thanks for a super giveaway!
Tweeted:
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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I’m just happy that I’m not alone….in not remembering and have to reset my passwords every month. I think I have at least 50 different accounts that require passwords and some that I don’t log-in often enough, I just have to re-set the passwords every single time. Quite frustrating when you are in a rush trying to get things done. This sounds like the perfect product for me.
amy [at] utry [dot] it
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amy [at] utry [dot] it
I was unable to reorder my prescriptions today because I couldn’t guess my medical records password within 3 attempts.
ky2here at msn dot com
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/227199058702385152
ky2here at msn dot com
My kids schools have a site for parents where you go online and get notices, grading and report cards. Recently, I lost our password and needed to get the school to help me reset the password.
Thanks
rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/227215109515251712
Thanks so much
I often forget my passwords as I’ve often heard it’s bad to have the same password for everything, so this sounds like it would work wonder’s and I can feel secure about keeping up with passwords.
I have a lot of trouble remembering my passwords.
I usually try to keep the same passwords at work and just change the ending for the year but in 2011 it was not allowed due to the pw restrictions of repeating characters, thus 11 in 2011. The year is much easier and should be ok until 2022.
https://twitter.com/sohamolina/status/227265651566329856
I forgot my password for my email account at work as we had to change it weekly and could not get email until Monday when tech support could be reached.
i change my passwords every month
tweet: https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/227367100455464961 ..
On vacation it was very annoying to be without my email because I forgot my password.
Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/227375994330300417
I’ve had some trouble in the past with trying to remembering passwords to websites that I had signed up to, unless I had wrote them down right away or made it something easy to remember if I visited them on a regular basis. This prize,if I win, should come in very handy, so that I don’t have to worry about remembering passwords ever again.
Just a month or so ago I was told about an amazing job opportunity at a company I had applied for several months ago. You know the routine…go to the company’s website, set up a user ID and password, and complete an online application. The posting period was just about to close when I was made aware of it; so time is of the essence. So online I go, and wouldn’t you know it I couldn’t remember the user ID or the password. TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK. So of course, I had to first click the button for forgot user ID, the problem is which email address did I originally set the account under (oh come on, don’t give me that look, I know I am not the only one with multiple email addresses.). Long story short; a harried 24-hours later, I was back in business. I applied for the job, and later this week I have my face-to-face interview (I made it pass the phone interview last week). A program like this would be wonderful for a girl like me; who uses multiple email addresses, multiple browsers, and multiple user IDs.
I need the help with passwords
I forgot my bank password and had to call them to reset it!
I forget online passwords all the time
I’ve forgotten mine for my banking website and had to call and go through a ton of stuff to get it changed. It was such a hassle. Thank you!!
I forget my passwords at work weekly.
Once I forgot the password to my online billpay service and my bank locked up my account. I had to call in order to get everything reset…such a pain!
Thanks for the chance to win!
gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com
tweet–https://twitter.com/CrazyItalian0/status/227751926740168704
Thanks for the chance to win!
gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com
Almost every time I have to make an online credit card payment I have to reset password because I forget them and don’ t want to risk writing them down
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
tweet
https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/227992935596163074
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I forgot my password for a work log in – I had checked “remember password” and one day…it was blank! I had NO idea what it was or how to get into the system!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/TarahM716/status/228145135253344256
Almost every time I have to make an online credit card payment I have to reset password because I forget them and don’ t want to risk writing them down
I need help to remember all of them because now so many want numbers and symbols and captial letters. i just can not remember all that
vmkids3 at msn dot com
This isn’t my story, but I was just talking to my mom about it last night. My grandfather passed away a month ago, and since then my grandmother has locked herself out of her online bank account no less than 10 times (he used to pay the bills and now she has to do it). Each time she locks herself out, she has to call the bank helpline to unlock her, and it takes them an hour to walk her through resetting it. It’s crazy.
alittlenosh AT gmail.com
I got locked out of my office because I forgot the password.
I am always forgetting my password, especially to PalPal. I try to use the same passwords (a no no I know) but some sites have crazy rules that just confuse me. I once tried to log into my hubby’s work sits ( I have his permission) and got him locked out…not good!
tweet https://twitter.com/annedoggett/status/229009312926801920
I forgot my paypal password once and spent about a week trying to remember it before giving up and resetting it.
i never forget my passwords
I rarely forget my password, but I do often forget the security question answers because I do not want them to be “easy”. The biggest mistake people make is making their password security questions answers similar to stuff they post online social networking sites.
I always used Roboform (a password/form filler) so when I lost my computer and got a new one a few years back. When I went to enter all my usual sites, I found that there were a couple that I had not saved the passwords for and on top of that, they were older sites I had visited for years and used a totally different email address for as well, I was never able to get back into one of those sites. Even with reregistering I could not get in because all the rest of my info was the same so it insisted I was already registered.
I tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/229292575796899840
I have my passwords saved on my computer. Once my computer died and with it my passwords. I had a heck of a time remembering all my passwords when I got a new computer.
Thanks for the giveaway!
eswright18 at gmail dot com
tweet
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/229350088005279745
i hate passwords! I’m always forgetting them and its really a pain having to reset them, answer your security questions and all!
i tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/229402758640463873
I always forget my passwords but my mother is the worst. She has created like 10 email addresses because instead of doing the “forgot password” thing, she signs up to a new account.
forgot my online account to my credit card, they sure make it difficult to get a new one
I recently forgot my password to Hallmark and was so annoyed! LOL I needed to send an ecard that DAY or it would be late! Thank heavens for “forgot password?” options!!!!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/229944069621678081
I lost my password to an online payment website. I had to call for a new one and wait days.
chrisdeglen tweeted:
twitter.com/chrisdeglen/status/229976126783635456
I was just tired of losing my passwords and obviously you shouldn’t write them on a sticky and put it on the computer which is what I did.. Hello breached facebook account
I tweeted about this giveaway https://twitter.com/thriftymaven/status/229981388949037056
I tried to get into my paypal account and couldn’t. It is so frustrating. I finally remembered.
I’ve been lucky since a friend told me about Roboform about 10 years ago. It’s been keeping my login and passwords safe and handy for that long. It also generates passwords for new sites.
Thanks for the contest.
I cleared my cookies (and all of my saved passwords) a couple of weeks ago and I still haven’t recovered all of my passwords…
blogged:
http://slehan.blogspot.com/2012/07/win-samsung-galaxy-tab-2-from-norton.html
I am always forgetting my passwords. Bill sites are the easiest to forget, and waiting to rest them is a pain! sweepmorey at gmail dot com
tweeted https://twitter.com/mommysdizzy/status/230168966889340928
I forgot my password to Facebook before and it was like my life ended, not really but it was irritating.
ericka082 at gmail dot com
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/Ericka082/status/230173791920205824
ericka082 at gmail dot com
There are a couple of passwords I regularly forget because I don’t use them often enough. Then when I try to log in it usually tells me it’s time for a new password. I really, really hate that. At least with Norton I wouldn’t have to try to remember it.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/230207251829383169
I’ve been locked out while traveling on business and it’s next to impossible to get back until you go back home. I’ve been stuck in a long line of coffee once which was not fun!
I forgot my password on my laptop for 2 weeks…I finally figured it out but it drove me nuts!
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
I forgot my password when I was on vacation. Luckily my dh was at home and he retrieved it for me!
runningmatey at hotmail dot com
https://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/230401742708277248
runningmatey at hotmail dot com
i forget my passwords all the time, most recently at work i had to call and have it reset to logon on to the bank for work to deposit the checks, it was embarrassing
susansmoaks at gmail dot com
I was attempting to pay a bill, one that was late, and I kept inputting the wrong password until I was locked out. Ugh!
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I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/sottovocerocks/status/230445840139943936
always forget my bank password because it is so complicated. Got locked out after guessing too many times!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
http://twitter.com/brich2222/status/230455236148473857
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Over the years I have had this happen several times…blocked from my bank accout for trying too many times…unable to get into my email.
At work I have 6 different passwords and I forget at least one of them daily! Wish they would let us just have one password for everything!
I try to make hard passwords but always forget them so have to click on the forgot password button. Then I tried to put them down in code to prompt my memory but that doesn’t work.
I got locked put of my mother bank account and she had to call them to reset i was so mad at my self.
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/230526925402161152
I am constantly forgetting passwords. The “forgot password” button is my best friend.