Kaspersky releases improved Password Manager

Kaspersky Lab has launched the latest iteration of its Password Manager product, designed to make it easier for web users to remember keys and keep them safe.

The software can automatically create strong passwords for websites and then store them securely on the user's computer.

Once stored on a database, the passwords can only be accessed with a master password or with a USB stick or Bluetooth-enabled device.

The software also automatically enters personal details into online forms, both helping users save time and prevent key loggers from having any success.

"The log in/password combination remains the most popular authorisation method for online activity," said Dmitry Ustyuzhanin, product marketing director for Kaspersky Lab.

"Users need convenient, secure password management systems that save them from having to remember multiple logins or to keep manually entering their details."

The service can be downloaded by heading to the Kaspersky website.

Following a hack on Gawker databases, many have called for people to improve their password management.

Gawker members were advised to change their passwords for any Gawker websites and for other sites where they use that same password.

Following the hack, many Twitter accounts were also compromised, with Del Harvey, the micro blogging site's director of trust and safety, suspecting these exploited accounts had used the same passwords as those taken from Gawker.

Read on for our look at why today's standard username and password logins are not effective and how two or three-factor authentication needs serious consideration.