Personal Tips

Wondering what to do if you’ve been hacked? Time matters. Follow these immediate next steps.

You might open a new browser window in Incognito Mode and think you’ve just vanished under a cloak of darkness with all your internetting perfectly hidden from the world. Sorry to burst your bubble, pal, but no. The various “private” options web browsers provide are not a panacea for your privacy concerns. In fact, you […]

It’s pretty remarkable that DNA tests are a normal part of life in the 21st century. For a reasonable fee you can learn all about your ancestry and genetic traits. Of course, mailing saliva to a tech startup so they can analyze your DNA also sounds like a dystopian sci-fi movie. How safe is it […]

Disorganization runs in my family. My dad once lost his car keys by mysteriously leaving them in the fridge, and I misplaced 12 (!) student IDs over four years at college.  For someone like me, using Facebook to log in to apps and websites has been a no-brainer for the past few years. I can […]

There’s nothing like that feeling of relief once you’ve finished filing your taxes, and e-filing services like TurboTax and H&R Block definitely ease the pain of getting to the finish line.  During tax season however, the IRS warns consumers to avoid common tax scams—from unscrupulous return preparers to phishing emails and websites. So when submitting […]

Creating unique passwords guarantees that when an account is breached, no other accounts are affected. The human brain, however, was not built to remember hundreds of passwords.

A recent New York Times investigation revealed the extent to which even children’s locations are tracked by the devices they carry and apps they download. While location tracking is hard to avoid completely, there are definitive steps you can take to keep your kids’ data as private as possible. Here we’ll outline how to find […]

ZenKey US carriers are making a foray into the world of passwords and digital identity, joining major tech players like Apple and Google. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint have teamed up on the release of a single sign-on service for smartphones called ZenKey (formerly Project Verify). ZenKey looks to replace your passwords with a “unique […]

Resetting bad password habits can be a bit of a process. Luckily, Dashlane will help you at every step of the way. Here’s how.

Every year the holidays bring an online shopping rush, and while you’re tracking and tackling all those flash discounts and “today only” sales, fraudsters are equally busy taking advantage of the seasonal gift-buying craze.  Luckily, there are ways to shop online that mitigate a lot of the risks associated with sharing and storing your sensitive […]

Sometimes it’s obvious. That message from a Nigerian prince requesting you wire $2,000? Ok, probably not going to fall for that one. If the CEO of your company asks for your credit card information via email? Something is definitely off. But often phishing is harder to spot. Phishing is a common scheme in which someone […]

If Dashlane were ever hacked, your information would still be safe thanks to encryption. Here’s why.