Item: LastPass for Business
Rating: 10
Author: Greg Hicks

Overall Satisfaction with LastPass

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

LastPass has allowed me as a business owner to allow my employees to log into business related websites without them having to know the passwords I have set up. I share the website credentials via their LastPass account and it allows them to sign in using the service. It also helps keep me more secure as I don't have to reuse the same (memorable i.e. that's easy to hack) passwords across sites.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Keep login credentials available to me no matter what computer I am accessing.
Maintains a secure portal that I can access but with 2-factor security I can rest assure that no one can view my passwords unless I give them access.
Keeps notes that I can access using my phone or a PC. This allows me to keep software registration information and license keys secure but easily retrievable when I need them.

Cons

Sometimes the auto-fill becomes problematic. When I open a form on a website I may want the login form to auto-fill one form but not other forms used elsewhere on the site. It then fills in fields that I may not realize with storied information
Possibly a more robust note-taking section that allows for a template for similar notes. Like the credit card storing tool but where we could create a custom template designed for the notes we want to take.

Return on Investment

Quickly accessing websites and keeping login credentials secure.
Allowing quick creation of highly secure passwords when creating a new user account is an amazing and helpful tool.

Alternatives Considered

1Password

LastPass consistently gets good reviews and glowing marks from people I respect in the online security industry. It is also very affordable and easy to use between multiple people and share login credentials with other people. I have not yet found another tool that has this level of security while maintaining the ease of use.

Scalability

Because I can easily share account credentials with other users this allows me to scale to whatever is needed for a particular website. Beyond the sharing the ability to access my saved passwords and notes using whatever device I have available while still keeping secure using 2-factor authentication allows for peace of mind you can't get from other tools I have tested.

Other Software Used

OneNote, Evernote

Likelihood to Recommend

Allowing others access to sites you need them to log into without sharing the actual password (like employees/staff). Keeping your passwords safe and easily accessible via your phone, tablet, or computer makes using Lastpass very simple and intuitive. You don't want to use the same password over and over, and you definitely would prefer non-dictionary style words as your password (along with longer passwords) and LastPass allows for all of that.

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