Security Best Practice Exercise Solutions

Exercise #1 Password Managers Solution

Exercise #1 Password Managers Solution Summary

The intent of this exercise is to give you the opportunity to test a password manager to understand how it fits as a part of security best practices.
Example answers:

• I use LastPass to store IDs and passwords used for my education and training websites.
• With this, I don't need to memorize my password and it's much easier to login to the stored websites. I can also use a much longer and stronger password.
• I found LastPass very easy to initially configure and use. It automatically asks if I want to store a new account in its password vault/database.

Exercise #2 Virus Total Solution

Exercise #2 Virus Total Solution Summary

As you saw in the exercise video, you can use VirusTotal to inspect both files and website URLs for malware against many AntiVirus programs.