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In March,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2019/03/14/teampassword-one-year-anniversary/">we teased</a>&nbsp;the launch of a long-awaited addition to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/">TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;family. Today, we introduce you to our new app,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190725005461/en/TeamPassword-Increases-User-Productivity-New-Mobile-Application">TeamPassword Mobile</a>! We&rsquo;ve got several features that will make using TeamPassword accessible while on the move and away from your desktop, including Google sign-in, groups and sharing, 2-step verification and password generator. Previously, we&rsquo;ve introduced the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/08/09/teampassword-browser-extensions/">TeamPassword browser extensions</a>&nbsp;for Chrome, Safari and Firefox, which also handles all of those features.
The password manager for teams of all sizes allows businesses to add, share and manage all internal and client passwords for websites, social media accounts, blogs, email marketing platforms and more (the possibilities are really endless).
A note from Brian Sierakowski, director of product at Jungle Disk and founder of TeamPassword:
&ldquo;Most businesses want to enable employees to work remotely in a secure way and encourage teams to collaborate, regardless of their locations. We&rsquo;re excited to launch TeamPassword Mobile to make accessing the tools you need more seamless while also amping up password security to protect business-critical logins and passwords.&rdquo; Find TeamPassword Mobile in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teampassword/id1435214400">App Store</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teampassword&amp;hl=en_US">Google Play Store</a>.
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TeamPassword Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

We’ve got several features that will make using TeamPassword accessible while on the move and away from your desktop, including Google sign-in, groups and sharing, 2-step verification and password generator

Introducing TeamPassword Mobile to Increase User Productivity

It&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/">TeamPassword</a>&rsquo;s one year anniversary with Jungle Disk! On March 1, 2018,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/03/23/baltimore-to-san-antonio-joining-the-jungle-disk-team/">Brian Sierakowski decided to move TeamPassword from Baltimore to San Antonio&nbsp;</a>to join the mission to help small businesses with cybersecurity.
In 2012, Brian came up with a solution to the problem that so many businesses face &mdash; finding a simple way to share sensitive information like passwords among team members in a secure way. The result of solving that problem was TeamPassword. TeamPassword began in September 2012 at Startup Weekend in Baltimore, Maryland. Brian&rsquo;s idea&nbsp;<a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechnical.ly%2Fbaltimore%2F2012%2F10%2F01%2Fteampassword-emerges-as-startup-weekend-winner-15-total-startup-teams-formed%2F&amp;esheet=51768289&amp;newsitemid=20180306005256&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=took+first+place+of+the+15+competing+teams&amp;index=4&amp;md5=7bc48f5270dfec3b1d82d0865171daf1">took first place of the 15 competing teams</a>. TeamPassword distinguished itself from other password managers as premiere tool for sharing, managing access, and grouping sensitive information for small businesses who are desperate for security in the world of agile development, high turnover and rotating clientele. Brian&rsquo;s product was a star. Therefore, it was natural for a high-growth data security company like Jungle Disk to court&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/10/15/teampassword-ebook-chapter-1-close-business/">TeamPassword</a>. In March of 2018, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180306005256/en">acquisition&nbsp;</a>was made.
As with any acquisition of a company, the transition from Baltimore to San Antonio included the expected challenges. Blending a newer company and its processes into an existing one can be difficult. Luckily, the vision of both companies&rsquo; leaders was similar enough to triumph the ups and downs of the acquisition. Both Brian and Bret Piatt, Jungle Disk CEO, are extremely passionate about improving the security of small businesses. Usually, only large companies had the luxury of investing in security and defending against cyber threats, but with the teaming up of Jungle Disk and TeamPassword, small businesses now have access to affordable and trustworthy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/08/30/why-use-team-password-manger/">cybersecurity solutions</a>.
If you use TeamPassword or Jungle Disk, here is the part you can get excited about! (If you&rsquo;re just learning about these brands, you can still get jazzed about our growth and progress). First, TeamPassword has grown in numbers since its acquisition. We now have a product manager, a UX designer and marketing team. The addition of a dedicated customer support team has brought us even closer to our valued customers. With our growing team, we&rsquo;ve been able to build a TeamPassword mobile app (more details on the app coming soon!) with all the awesome sharing features that differentiate our product. We&rsquo;ve also made it easier for people to transition from other password managers to ours with the addition of our LastPass Importer. As a result of the acquisition, business has grown 25%, and we plan on keeping up the momentum. We&rsquo;ve had a fantastic time in our new home of San Antonio, and we&rsquo;re excited to continue to tackle the problem of simply sharing sensitive information with team members in a secure way.
Thanks for joining us along the ride, and we look forward to many more successful years!

It’s TeamPassword ’s one year anniversary with Jungle Disk!

It’s TeamPassword ’s one year anniversary with Jungle Disk! On March 1, 2018, Brian Sierakowski decided to move ...

TeamPassword Celebrates a Year-Long Journey Through the Jungle

It’s TeamPassword ’s one year anniversary with Jungle Disk! On March 1, 2018, Brian Sierakowski decided to move TeamPassword from Baltimore to San Antonio to join the mission to help small businesses with cybersecurity.

<h2 id="use-these-organizational-strategies-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-password-manager-">Use these organizational strategies to get the most out of your password manager.</h2>
Depending on the type and size of your business you will want to organize your password groups differently. The number of employees and their security-access levels will influence how you structure your TeamPassword account. Test out the strategies below to see which is the best match for your company.
<h2 id="method-1-group-passwords-by-client">Method 1: Group passwords by client</h2>
Every time you sign a new client, you&rsquo;ll create a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/08/03/teampassword-groups-feature/">new group&nbsp;</a>for that client in TeamPassword. You can add your whole client services team to that group or only add the people assigned to that client account &mdash; whatever works best for your agency. As with all of the methods covered in this post, you should also have groups for your internal passwords, just like any small business.
Works best for:&nbsp;Small-medium size agencies and businesses with 10-20 clients per account manager.
This approach also works well for clients who are particularly sensitive to who has access to their accounts. For example, if you have to create a &ldquo;silo&rdquo; to manage a client who competes with another client, structuring your passwords this way ensures that Pepsi&rsquo;s Twitter manager can&rsquo;t login and sabotage Coke&rsquo;s account.
Keep in mind:&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re signing many new clients, &nbsp;we suggest that you make this step part of your initial onboarding procedure. Add your new client to your TeamPassword account then ask them to add all of their login information. This way, you&rsquo;re sure to have the access you need, and your client&rsquo;s not wasting money on extra billable hours. &nbsp;
<h2 id="method-2-group-your-passwords-by-department">Method 2: Group your passwords by department</h2>
If you have teams of employees that work together in departments, and those employees don&rsquo;t bounce around from team to team often, this method could be right for you. You can just set up your password groups once, and add new client information as it comes in.
Works best for:&nbsp;Your classic B2B or SAAS companies with a functional organizational structure where employees similar skills work in teams and departments.
This method is super helpful for companies where employees work on distinct parts of the business and the tools they use are different, such as GitHub for the Development Team, Quickbooks for the Accounting Team, and SalesForce for HR. Structuring internal teams such as HR, Accounting, and Development will ensure everyone has access to the passwords they need and won&rsquo;t be bothered by the ones they don&rsquo;t.
Other departments this could be useful for: Development, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, Product, Account Management, HR, Finance, Customer Success, Support, Administration, Interns.
Keep in mind:&nbsp;Employees can be added to more than one team so those cross functional members, like a Project Manager, can have access to the passwords of Development and Customer Success tools.
<h2 id="method-3-group-passwords-by-function">Method 3: Group passwords by function</h2>
Organize your passwords by their function to have quick access to the tools you need to accomplish different tasks. Groups like Social (Facebook, Twitter), Productivity (Trello, Asana), Research (AdWords, SEMrush), Travel (Delta, United), and Retail (Amazon, Jet) can be advantageous when certain members of your team always handle the same jobs, like ordering snacks for the office. Divvying up passwords using this method also makes it easy to find function specific passwords.
Works best for:&nbsp;This grouping method works nicely paired with either of the other two methods. Employees can be added and removed as needed from these functional groups if they are, for example, booking a flight. Members can also stay in the group if they are always designated to the same task. This flexible method can fit into any password management system.
Keep in mind:&nbsp;Filtering passwords by group is easy using the group filter! For instance, if you are like us and have seven different wifi networks, having a group called &lsquo;Wifi&rsquo; makes signing into a new network effortless.
<h2 id="why-strategic-password-organization-matters-">Why strategic password organization matters:</h2>
Taking the time to think through and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/10/29/teampassword-ebook-chapter-3-maximize-collaboration/">set up a password management system</a>&nbsp;will save you time and stress down the road. Once you establish a login management system that works for your business, you can let the password details fade into the background, and focus on providing excellent services to your clients.
Get started with our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/password-manager/">FREE 14-day trial</a>&nbsp;to see how TeamPassword can help your company improve processes and get organized.

Learn these organizational strategies to get the most out of your password manager and maximize your team's productivity.

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3 Ways to Organize Your TeamPassword Account

Depending on the type and size of your business you will want to organize your password groups differently. The number of employees and their security-access levels will influence how you structure your TeamPassword account. Test out the strategies below to see which is the best match for your company.

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<h3 id="customer-s-vent-their-teampassword-frustrations">Customers vent their TeamPassword frustrations</h3>

Nobody&rsquo;s perfect. And nobody&rsquo;s achieved greatness without a healthy dose of constructive criticism. TeamPassword has evolved thanks to the feedback &mdash; good and bad &mdash; that we get from our users. Your earnest reviews help us to prioritize and develop product features, highlight areas that need improvement, and keep us committed to the task of building the best enterprise password manager in the game!
 Read on to see what&rsquo;s driving our customers crazy about TeamPassword &mdash; and what we&rsquo;re doing to fix it. But it&rsquo;s not all bad! We wouldn&rsquo;t still be here if our customers didn&rsquo;t love us &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/12/03/reasons-customers-choose-teampassword/">here&rsquo;s proof</a>!
<h3 id="room-for-improvement"> ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT</h3>
 We&rsquo;re currently working to address these issues and you&rsquo;ll find TeamPassword Founder, Brian Sierakowski&rsquo;s responses to these complaints below each point. Your consistent feedback ensures that we will continue to evolve and improve to meet the needs of our customers.
<blockquote>&ldquo;The only thing I don&rsquo;t like about it is that it doesn&rsquo;t have an android app. Their mobile web version works well but a native app would be nice.&rdquo; &ndash; Nick G., Founder, MeetSpace</blockquote>
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<li>Mobile apps are on the way! &nbsp;Android and iOS apps will launch in January after a round of beta testing. They&rsquo;ll be available in app stores free with TeamPassword subscription. In the app, you&rsquo;ll be able to:</li>
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<pre><code>- Add, edit, and delete Logins
- Use the Password Generator to create unique, secure, random passwords
- Manage the groups a login is shared with
- Get access to the passwords that you need while you&rsquo;re on the go
- Google sign-in
- 2 Factor Authentication
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We&rsquo;ll let you know more as the launch date gets closer! &mdash; Brian, TeamPassword
<blockquote>&ldquo;Not a terrible inconvenience but it would be nice to know who actually created the account so if there are any issues, we can contact the primary account holder.&rdquo; &ndash; Sunny R., Email and Mobile Marketing Lead, OrderUp</blockquote>
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<li>This has been addressed thanks to your feedback! We added an 'Owner' label next to the person's name in the organization who created the TeamPassword account on the settings page. &ndash; Brian</li>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;Inability to bulk remove all passwords in a group &ndash; this is very time-consuming when a client is no longer with us and we want to remove them, we have to click into every individual item to do so.&rdquo; &ndash; Melissa D., Grapevine Marketing.</blockquote>
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<li>This is a really good idea for us to address, especially considering the concept of client offboarding. We have plans to improve agency functionality for bringing on new clients as well as archiving old clients. &nbsp; &ndash; Brian</li>
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<blockquote>I would love to see a feature to help automate password rotation. The generate password function is only scratching the service. I want to see a PW archive feature (to csv) so I can still access passwords if we lose internet access. Documentation reports &ndash; Christopher F., Director of Global Cyber Security, International Justice Mission.</blockquote>
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<li>Totally agree on access, we set up our failover site to be live just in case our main data center goes down, and we could do more around letting you get your data out when you need it. We do have the &lsquo;oldest first&rsquo; sort option to help in rotating passwords, but we do have some improvements around password updating on the roadmap. &mdash; Brain</li>
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<blockquote>I&rsquo;d love to see if there are any plans to add FTP/SFTP/SSH access or tie-ins with Transmit or Cyberduck. &ndash; Drew, Director of Web Services, Altitude Marketing.</blockquote>
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<li>Great idea! A lot of our programmers use applications that aren&rsquo;t on the web so one thing we have been thinking about is getting TeamPassword into other applications and programs, since not every username and password is accessed via the web! &mdash; Brian</li>
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<blockquote>Please create apps. Please also start adding features. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve seen a feature release in a few months. Please add word-based password generation, this is a really great feature of 1password (also see xkcd on horse nail passwords). Also, it&rsquo;d be good to see the ability to see which accounts a user has access to by selecting that user. From a political perspective it&rsquo;s often relevant to audit the access of an individual and with multiple password groups, it becomes a real pain to comb through every group to make sure that individual doesn&rsquo;t have access. &ndash;Gabe B., Operations Manager, Common IO</blockquote>
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<li>A lot of great feedback here! As mentioned before apps launch in January 2019, and we&rsquo;re trying to do a better job communicating the work that we&rsquo;re doing via email updates and through blog posts like this. We&rsquo;ve started down the road of showing what a user has access to via the profile page, it&rsquo;d be interesting for us to drill that down to a per-login basis, and I definitely think we can do a better job with the password generation option, especially around passwords that you can remember in chunks. &mdash; Brian</li>
</ul>
If you&rsquo;re frustrated with the way TeamPassword works (or doesn&rsquo;t work) please let us know! Chances are, we&rsquo;re already working on improving that thing that drives you crazy, but maybe you&rsquo;ll highlight something that we haven&rsquo;t caught onto yet! Email us directly at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:support@teampassword.com">support@teampassword.com</a>.
 Are you a TeamPassword customer? We&rsquo;d love to know what you think&mdash;hit us up on social media&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/teampassword">@TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;or review us on Google or at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capterra.com/p/143793/TeamPassword/">www.capterra.com</a>&nbsp;or if you have a verified LinkedIn account, you can publish your review on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.g2crowd.com/products/teampassword/reviews?page=3">www.g2crowd.com</a>.
 Read all TeamPassword reviews at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.capterra.com/p/166361/TeamPassword/">www.capterra.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.g2crowd.com/products/teampassword/reviews?page=3">www.g2crowd.com</a>.
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Don't Hold Back: Tell Us What You Really Think

TeamPassword has evolved thanks to the feedback — good and bad — that we get from our users. Your earnest reviews help us to prioritize and develop product features, highlight areas that need improvement, and keep us committed to the task of building the best enterprise password manager in the game!

Don’t Hold Back: Tell Us What You Really Think about TeamPassword

In TeamPassword, if you need a user to be able to access other passwords or deny user access to a Group, have an Admin on the account modify the following settings for that user on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/07/26/teampassword-control-panel-how-it-works/">TeamPassword Control Panel</a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/">www.teampassword.com</a>.
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First, sign in at the Control Panel using your credentials.
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Click on your email in the top right corner and select your Team.
<h2 id="adding-multiple-groups-to-one-user">Adding Multiple Groups to One User</h2>
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On the page above, scroll down and select Edit next to the User you want to modify.
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This is where you will add or remove the Groups for the User. Make sure to select Save Changes when you are done.
<h2 id="adding-multiple-users-to-a-group">Adding Multiple Users to a Group</h2>
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Select Groups from the left sidebar and then here you can Create a new Group or select an existing Group to edit.
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You will see the current members in the Group as well as an option to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/08/03/teampassword-groups-feature/">add Group members</a>&nbsp;by clicking the checkbox next to their email. Make sure you save changes at the bottom once completed.
Reach out to out customer support team if you need help with the above guide or have any other&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jungledisk.com/blog/2018/12/03/reasons-customers-choose-teampassword/">password management&nbsp;</a>questions!

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TeamPassword: How to Add and Remove Groups

In TeamPassword, if you need a user to be able to access other passwords or deny user access to a Group, have an Admin on the account modify the following settings for that user on the TeamPassword Control Panel at www.teampassword.com . First, sign in at the Control Panel using ...

<h2 id="real-customers-reveal-the-things-they-love-about-our-password-manager">Real customers reveal the things they love about our password manager</h2>
 We read each and every review you guys send and are so grateful for them. Your reviews help reassure the grueling hours we&rsquo;re investing into building this product, guide our engineers in developing new product features, and highlight areas that still need improvement. Thanks to your support and constructive criticism, TeamPassword is well on its way to becoming the best enterprise password manager in the game!
Here&rsquo;s what our clients are saying about TeamPassword. (And don&rsquo;t think we&rsquo;re going to skim over the negative feedback because that&rsquo;s where it starts to get good! Stay tuned for our Room For Improvement post to see if we&rsquo;ve addressed your TeamPassword pet peeves.)
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<h3 id="what-we-do-best">WHAT WE DO BEST</h3>
 Time Savings is the number one benefit our clients rave about. TeamPassword saves time by helping companies improve efficiency and organization of processes like onboarding new employees, adding new clients, and managing employee access to certain accounts. Knowing their logins are secure ensures they&rsquo;ll continue to trust our password management system to safeguard their most sensitive information.
<h3 id="improved-efficiency-time-savings">Improved Efficiency, Time Savings</h3>
<blockquote>&ldquo;TeamPassword is a part of our SOP for managing privileged credentials. It is essential for our team to manage across 17+ locations globally.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Christopher F., Director of Global Cyber Security, International Justice Mission</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;The chrome extension is so handy, even with the two-factor authentication, login is under a minute and I can access everything with a few taps on my keyboard. The site and extension are extremely user-friendly.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;James, Marketing Boss Digital</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;Within a single day, I can work with anywhere between 1-7 clients. Jumping from client to client, project to project, and window to window. Using TeamPassword makes things easier and keeps everything on track. Being held up by just a few minutes in between each task significantly hurt my billable time.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;E. Lewis, Marketing Adhere Creative</blockquote>
<h3 id="groups-feature-easily-add-employees-and-clients">Groups Feature, Easily Add Employees and Clients</h3>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;The groups are the killer feature for us. Being able to have a collection of passwords for a single client and allow our contractors access to only those passwords (and the ability to kick &rsquo;em out if needed), is worth its weight in gold.&rdquo; &mdash; &nbsp;Travis G, Partner, Louder Than Ten</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;Makes it easy to share passwords/accounts with groups of coworkers. I don&rsquo;t have to remember passwords, don&rsquo;t have to use post-its or spreadsheets or IM passwords to coworkers. Great team password manager for agencies and development teams, etc. Google single sign-on (Google SSO) integration works well and means even fewer passwords. Customer support is great.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Yair F., SmartLogic</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;It comes in most useful when people go on leave, it makes moving the duties of their role to someone else super easy.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Gabe B., Operations Manager, Common IO</blockquote>
<h3 id="access-control">Access Control</h3>
<blockquote>&ldquo;As a user of both TeamPassword and LastPass, I really appreciate the ease with which TP allows me to control who can access certain systems and who can&rsquo;t. As a SaaS provider, we use a lot of other SaaS applications to provide great experiences for our customers. TP gives us the comfort to share access to those applications within our org, knowing we can easily remove users when needed.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Tom H., VP Engineering, Network For Good</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;When going from conference room to conference room, it&rsquo;s nice to know that we can pull up anything from any tool at any given time because each computer in there has access that everyone can utilize.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Nick G., Altitude Marketing</blockquote>
<h3 id="security">Security</h3>
<blockquote>"Our team doesn&rsquo;t standardize on what browsers to use because of individual preference so the integration that team password provides, being all-inclusive, was a win-win off the bat. We feel that everything is tip-top secure and right at our fingertips.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Joel O., Owner, Jayroh LLC</blockquote>
<blockquote>&ldquo;Easy to onboard new clients and new vendors/contractors, gives us a reliable/credible/secure platform we can assure our clients is safe.&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;Melissa D., Founder &amp; CEO, Grapevine Marketing</blockquote>
Are you a TeamPassword customer? Are you thinking about switching password managers? We&rsquo;d love to know what you think&mdash;hit us up on social media&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TeamPassword">@TeamPassword</a>&nbsp;or review us on&nbsp;<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/teampassword/cikdbigchmgednjbjppflefljobhnhca?hl=en">Google</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capterra.com/reviews/166361/TeamPassword/new">Capterra</a>. If you have a verified LinkedIn account, you can publish your review on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.g2crowd.com/wizard/new-review/used-products/new-review">G2crowd</a>.
 Read all TeamPassword reviews at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.capterra.com/p/166361/TeamPassword/">www.capterra.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.g2crowd.com/products/teampassword/reviews?page=3">www.g2crowd.com</a>. To sign up for a free 14-day trial go&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/?utm_source=jungledisk&amp;utm_medium=blog_post">here</a>!

Real customers reveal the things they love about our product. We appreciate your support and your constructive criticism!

Real customers reveal the things they love about our password manager We read each and every review you ...

4 Reasons Customers Choose TeamPassword

Real customers reveal the things they love about our password manager We read each and every review you guys send and are so grateful for them. Your reviews help reassure the grueling hours we’re investing into building this product, guide our engineers in developing new product features, and highlight areas.

So you think hackers have stolen your password? You're not the only one. 
Perhaps you've noticed strange activity on your email account or frequent pop-ups on your computer. Perhaps it's just a hunch. 
But how can you know&nbsp;for sure?
There are many warning signs that you've been the victim of a data hack:
<ul>
<li>Your device is slower than normal.</li>
<li>You use more data than normal.</li>
<li>Videos take longer to load.</li>
<li>You received an email notification about a password change you didn't make.</li>
<li>An online account no longer accepts your password.</li>
</ul>
However, hackers can steal your passwords and identity&nbsp;without you ever knowing. That's why it's so difficult to tell if you're the victim of a hack.
This guide will help you work out if hackers have stolen your information and tell you how to stop it from happening again.&nbsp;
Prevent hackers from stealing your data by incorporating TeamPassword into your tech stack. This password manager for teams comes with a range of security features like two-step verification and password encryption.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up for a free trial</a>&nbsp;today.&nbsp;

<h2>Have I Been Hacked? How Do I Know?</h2>
There are various ways to tell whether hackers have access to your information:
<ul>
<li>Look for unusual activity on your account. This activity includes logins to your social media accounts from unfamiliar locations or mass messages sent from your email account.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look for security emails from account providers that warn about failed login attempts or password changes you didn't make.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look for changes in performance on the devices, apps, and websites you use. For example, see if videos take longer to buffer than normal.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Look at your browser's password manager (if you use one) and check that nobody has changed these credentials.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
All the above can be a guessing game. You might have a feeling that you're the victim of a hack but don't know for sure. 
Checking a stolen password list like "Have I Been Pwned" clears up some of the confusion. This tool searches across multiple data breaches &mdash; when hackers take stolen passwords and usernames and post them online &mdash; to see if cybercriminals have compromised your personal information. 
Here's how to use this stolen password list:
<ol>
<li>Enter your email address on the main page.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Click "pwned."</li>
<li>The website will search thousands of databases to see if hackers have stolen your personal information.</li>
<li>If you receive the "Oh no &ndash; Pwned!" message, it means hackers have posted sensitive information associated with your email address (passwords, addresses, phone numbers, etc.) somewhere online.</li>
<li>If you receive the "Good news &ndash; no pwnage found!" message, it means the website could not find your information on the internet.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
Note: Just because the website can't find your data on the internet, it doesn't mean hackers haven't compromised your personal information.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/password-manager-for-small-businesses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Password Manager for Small Businesses</a>

<h2>Which Passwords Did Hackers Steal?</h2>
Establish which passwords hackers stole in a data breach so you can take quick action. Websites like "Have I Been Pwned"&nbsp;won't&nbsp;tell you which passwords are at risk. You'll only learn whether hackers have compromised the data associated with a particular email address. 
Note: Sometimes, hackers might have access to your email address and other personal information but not your password. It's hard to know for sure.&nbsp;
If hackers have access to your data, it's a good idea to change&nbsp;all passwords&nbsp;associated with the compromised email address. If you use your email address for several online accounts, change the passwords for these services. Updating these passwords might take you a while, and remembering the new passwords leads to additional problems. (Keep reading to find a solution.)
Here are some other tips:
<ul>
<li>When choosing new passwords, use combinations of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords that use all these elements are stronger than those that don't.</li>
<li>Don't write your passwords down because this increases the risk of identity theft.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Don't tell anyone your new passwords.</li>
</ul>
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/the-most-secure-way-to-share-passwords" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Most Secure Way to Share Passwords</a>.

<h2>How Common Is a Data Hack?</h2>
More common than you think. Hackers were responsible for more than 4,000 attacks every day in 2020, and the total number of compromised records exceeded 37 billion. That's a 141% increase from 2019. Much of this compromised data appears on the dark web, where cybercriminals use it to facilitate illegal activities such as identity theft and money laundering.&nbsp;
If you have been the subject of a data hack, you are not alone. However, it's important to act quickly to prevent hackers from accessing your personal or financial accounts.&nbsp;
There are other types of cybercrime to consider. Cybercriminals use techniques like phishing, where they impersonate people online and trick victims into handing over their personal information. Phishing now accounts for more than 80% of all cybersecurity incidents, and criminals steal $17,700 every minute in these attacks.&nbsp;

<h2>What Kind of Information Do Hackers Steal?</h2>
Hackers steal all kinds of personal and financial information:
<ul>
<li>Names</li>
<li>Email addresses</li>
<li>Usernames</li>
<li>Passwords</li>
<li>Addresses</li>
<li>Phone numbers</li>
<li>Bank account details</li>
<li>Credit card numbers</li>
<li>Social Security numbers</li>
<li>Insurance information&nbsp;</li>
<li>IRS information</li>
<li>Photos</li>
<li>Private message</li>
<li>SMS messages</li>
</ul>
Nothing is off-limits for hackers, and these criminals go to great lengths to steal your data. Once they have access to the information above, hackers can transfer money from your bank accounts, use your identity to apply for financing, and damage your credit file.&nbsp;
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/the-scariest-data-breaches-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scariest Data Breaches of All Time</a>.
TeamPassword is the best password manager for teams. Features include two-step verification, password encryption, easy password sharing, and more.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get a free trial now</a>&nbsp;and learn how TeamPassword keeps you safe online.&nbsp;

<h2>Have I Been Hacked? How to Stay Safe.</h2>
There are several ways to improve online security and prevent hackers from accessing your personal information:
<ul>
<li>Use the latest security software and apps when using devices and browsing the internet.</li>
<li>Carry out regular risk assessments where you evaluate your security software.</li>
<li>Back up personal data to a reputable cloud service instead of keeping it on your device.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Don't share personal information with other people.</li>
<li>Create a security management strategy for your organization and share it with all team members.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Using a password manager is another way to stay safe online. The best ones encrypt your online passwords so hackers can't access these credentials, and you can keep passwords in a secure cloud-based vault and not have to remember them. There are various password managers online, including free ones available through most internet browsers, but not all tools are the same.&nbsp;
If you work alongside a team, consider TeamPassword. It's the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.teampassword.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">password manager for teams</a>&nbsp;that require world-class security and performance. This all-in-one password solution helps teams like yours store, manage, and share passwords in the safest way possible.&nbsp;

<h2>How Can TeamPassword Help?</h2>
TeamPassword prevents hackers from stealing your organization's most sensitive data with an incredible range of password management features. Enterprises of all sizes use TeamPassword to manage passwords, including tech startups, digital marketing agencies, creative agencies, and software and development teams.
Here are some&nbsp;<a href="https://teampassword.com/features" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TeamPassword features</a>&nbsp;that prevent situations involving a stolen password:
<ul>
<li>Random password generation that creates unique passwords for websites.</li>
<li>Two-step password verification.</li>
<li>Activity and logging tools so you can discover who has access to password management features.</li>
<li>Secure encryption technology.</li>
<li>Email notifications about password management actions.</li>
<li>Passwords stored securely in one place. </li>
</ul>
<h2>Final Word</h2>
If you're looking for the answer to the question, "Have I been hacked?" it's difficult to know for sure. Preventing hackers from compromising your data in the first place provides a better resolution. TeamPassword lets you store and manage passwords in a secure environment and minimize the effects of a stolen password so you can avoid hackers stealing your data and continue to collaborate on team projects.&nbsp;
With features like password encryption, two-step authentication, and random password generation, TeamPassword is the best password management solution for teams that want to improve online security.&nbsp;<a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sign up for a free trial</a>&nbsp;now.

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Password encryption is essential to store user credentials stored in a database securely. Without password encryption, anyone accessing a user database on a company's servers (including hackers) could easily view any stored passwords.
Even a strong 32-character password created using a <a href="https://teampassword.com/password-generator">secure password generator</a> is useless without password-encryption! If someone can read your password on a server, they can use it simply by copy/pasting it&mdash;no matter how long or complicated the password might be!
Encryption scrambles your password before saving it on the server. So, if someone hacks the server, instead of finding password123, they find a random series of letters and numbers.
In this article, we're going to explore the world of password encryption, why <a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/tips-and-tricks-to-create-a-strong-password">strong passwords matter</a>, and how you can practice better password management!
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<li><a href="#understandingpasswordencryption" rel="follow">Understanding Password Encryption</a></li>
<li><a href="#howdoespasswordencryptionwork" rel="follow">How Does Password Encryption Work?</a></li>
<li><a href="#5commonpasswordencryptionmethods" rel="follow">5 Common Password Encryption Methods</a></li>
<li><a href="#whystrongpasswordsmatter" rel="follow">Why Strong Passwords Matter</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="understandingpasswordencryption">Understanding Password Encryption</h2>
To explain password encryption effectively, we must first grasp the language. Several terms might be unfamiliar, so here is a quick intro to password encryption terminology.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Key: Used to lock and unlock passwords using a random string of bits. You get private and public keys that crypt and decrypt data differently, but we won't get too deep in the weeds with keys!</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Bits: A logical state with one of two possible values, including 1/0, true/false, yes/no, or on/off as typical examples.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Block (block cipher): A deterministic algorithm operating on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Hash function: The algorithm that uses the key to create password encryption and decryption. A hash function is essentially a piece of code that runs every time someone saves a password or logs into an application.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Hash: A random series of numbers and letters representing your password. The hash function uses your hash instead of the raw password for authentication.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Salt: Additional letters and numbers appended to the hash</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="howdoespasswordencryptionwork">How Does Password Encryption Work?</h2>
When you save a new password, a hash function creates a hash version and saves that on the server.&nbsp;
Every time you log in using your password, the hash function recreates the hash to see if it matches what's stored. If the hashes match, the algorithm passes the authentication and logs you in.&nbsp;
For example:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Original password: Pa$$w0rd123</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Hashed password: 6AF1CE202340​FE71BDB914AD5357​E33A6982A63B</li>
</ul>
While this might seem secure, simple hashed passwords aren't hack-proof.
The hash function only creates a unique hash for each password, not each user. So, if multiple users have the password, Pa$$w0rd123, the hash will be exactly the same.
To overcome this encryption vulnerability, engineers salt passwords so each hash is unique, even if the passwords are identical.
<h3>How Salt Works</h3>
A salt appends a unique value of 8 bytes (16 characters) to the password before the hash function creates a hash. This way, even identical passwords are unique before the hash function.
For example:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Two identical passwords: Pa$$w0rd123</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Salt value one: E1F53135E559C253</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Salt value two: 84B03D034B409D4E</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Password one before hash: Pa$$w0rd123E1F53135E559C253</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Password two before hash: Pa$$w0rd12384B03D034B409D4E</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Password one hashed value (SHA256): 72AE25495A7981​C40622D49F9A52E4F15​65C90F048F59027BD9​C8C8900D5C3D8</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Password two hashed value (SHA256): B4B6603ABC670​967E99C7E7F1389E40​CD16E78AD38EB1468E​C2AA1E62B8BED3A</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="5commonpasswordencryptionmethods">5 Common Password Encryption Methods</h2>
<h3>1. Data Encryption Standard (DES)</h3>
While applications no longer use Data Encryption Standard (DES), it's important to mention this password encryption method because of its history and influence on more secure modern standards.
IBM developed DES as a 56-bit encryption technology in the early 1970s. The NSA adopted and improved DES before it was approved worldwide as the encryption standard.
However, since the late 70s, hackers have been able to break DES encrypted passwords. In 1999, ethical hackers managed to break a DES key in under 24 hours.&nbsp;
To make DES more secure, engineers created Triple DES and later Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which we still use today.
<h3>2. Triple DES</h3>
Triple DES uses three 56-bit keys (blocks) to create 168-bit encryption (some security experts argue that Triple DES is only 112 bits strong). Although Triple-DES is slowly being phased out, many financial institutions still use it to encrypt ATM PINs.
<h3>3. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)</h3>
AES is the new encryption standard&mdash;trusted by the United States Government and many other prominent organizations globally. At 128 bits, AES is sufficiently secure, but most organizations prefer heavy-duty 256-bit encryption.
At <a href="https://teampassword.com/security">TeamPassword</a>, we use 256-bit encryption to store passwords, ensuring the highest levels of security for our clients. We're also a <a href="https://teampassword.com/security">secure hosting provider</a> holding multiple security accreditations.
Hackers can only break an AES encrypted password through a brute-force attack&mdash;trying password combinations to find the right one.
To counter brute-force attacks, applications will lock an account after a certain number of attempts or use tools like Google's reCAPTURE.
<h3>4. Blowfish</h3>
American cryptographer, Bruce Schneier, designed Blowfish in 1993 as an antidote to the weak DES encryption. Blowfish uses a 64-bit block and variable key length of 32 to 448 bits.
Although Blowfish is more robust than its DES predecessor, the 64-bit block is still vulnerable to attacks, most commonly birthday attacks&mdash;a cryptographic attack that exploits the mathematics behind the algorithm.
To solve Blowfish vulnerabilities, engineers created Twofish in 1998 (128-bit blocks with 256-bit keys) and Threefish in 2008 (256, 516, 1024-bit blocks with 256, 516, 1024-bit keys).
<h3>5. Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA)</h3>
RSA is one of the oldest and widely used to transfer data securely. The encryption works with two keys, two large prime numbers, and an additional auxiliary value.
Due to the complicated encrypting and decrypting process, there is no known method for breaking RSA encryption.&nbsp;
Although widely used for transferring data, RSA is slow and not suitable for password encryption.
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<h2 id="whystrongpasswordsmatter">Why Strong Passwords Matter</h2>
Password encryption can only prevent criminals from viewing saved credentials stored on a server&mdash;but cannot prevent hackers from guessing weak/commonly used passwords. If you <a href="https://teampassword.com/blog/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack-dont-reuse-passwords">reuse the same password for multiple accounts</a>, this also puts you at risk!
Encryption is most effective when users create robust, unique passwords for every account. For example, a random 32-character password with letters, numbers, and special characters hashed and salted is near impossible to guess or decode, even using a computer!
In another scenario, let's assume you have a strong 32-character password, but you use it for every account. If hackers manage to steal that password, they have access to every account using the same credentials! Your strong password is effectively useless.
<h3>Improving Your Password Management</h3>
Now that you understand password encryption and the associated vulnerabilities, you can see why strong passwords are essential.
Effective password management is crucial to protect yourself against cyberattacks or in the highly likely event of a data breach where hackers steal your credentials.
Criminals are after the low-hanging fruit&mdash;people who use weak passwords!
5 tips for creating stronger passwords:
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Create strong passwords for every account. The easiest way to do this is using a password generator. <a href="https://teampassword.com/password-generator">TeamPassword has a free password generator</a> anyone can use to create passwords from 12-32 characters using uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters. We recommend creating passwords as long as the application will allow.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Never create passwords shorter than eight characters, with 12 being our recommended minimum.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Never reuse the same password for multiple accounts.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Never create passwords with your name, family member's names, or pet's names. With social media, this information is freely available. Criminals can add those names to algorithms for brute-force attacks.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Don't store passwords in digital notepads or spreadsheets. We recommend using a <a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial">password manager like TeamPassword</a> to create and store your credentials.</li>
</ol>
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<h2>Why You Need a Password Manager like TeamPassword</h2>
We have so many accounts these days; it's almost impossible to create unique, memorable, secure passwords for each one. A password manager solves this problem.
Instead of remembering the credentials for every account, you only need to memorize the one to log into your password manager.&nbsp;
TeamPassword keeps all of your credentials safely stored and encrypted, so you never have to memorize a password again. Instead of entering your credentials, you use one of TeamPassword's browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari) to log into accounts.
<h3>Built for Teams</h3>
TeamPassword's best feature is its ability to share credentials with team members securely. Instead of sharing passwords, you provide access through TeamPassword.&nbsp;
Employees <a href="https://app.teampassword.com/dashboard#signup/testimonial">use TeamPassword</a> to log in, meaning you never share raw passwords&mdash;no more worrying about unauthorized access or sharing.
You can create groups in TeamPassword to share access with employees, clients, contractors, and freelancers. When someone no longer needs access, remove them from the group with a single click. No need to change passwords every time someone leaves a project!
<h3>Built-In Password Generator</h3>
TeamPassword features a built-in secure password manager so you can create robust passwords for every account. TeamPassword also ensures you never reuse the same credentials so that you won't fall victim to credential stuffing attacks!
With a built-in password generator, you can change passwords regularly, and TeamPassword will update the new credentials for all users!
<h3>Monitor Login Activity</h3>
TeamPassword's activity log keeps track of every action across all of your accounts&mdash;logins, password changes, new team members, sharing access, and more.
You can also set up email notifications for all TeamPassword actions so that you can react fast to any suspicious activity.
<h3>Get Your Free TeamPassword Trial</h3>
Password encryption is not enough to protect your business from password vulnerabilities! You need a robust password manager like TeamPassword to create, store, and share credentials securely.
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