Security on Lumen IT

Password managers make life easier

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Have you got too many passwords to remember?

You only really need to remember one. Let a password manager remember the others for you. And it’s probably not as complicated as you think, and it’s definitely safer.

What a password manager actually is

Remember those old password books that used to be sold? A password manager is that, but digital and much more secure. It stores all your passwords in one place, locked behind a single (hopefully strong) master password that only you know.

Security and privacy aren't the same thing

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I hear these two words used as if they mean the same thing: security and privacy.

They’re not.

I get why people lump them together, there is overlap. But treating them like synonyms leads you to make wrong conclusions, the wrong trade-offs, use the wrong tools.

I don’t use Google, Microsoft, or Facebook: that’s a privacy choice, not a security one. Their security is excellent. They spend billions on it. I trust them to keep my data safe from hackers.

You're not worth a hacker targeting. Sorry.

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I hear this a lot.

“I run a small bookshop …”
“I manage a local parish …”
“I’m a freelance designer …”
“I only use my computer for email and Facebook …”

“… there’s nothing here for a hacker. I’m not worth hacking.”

It’s a reasonable thing to think. You don’t have millions of credit cards on file. You don’t have state secrets. I’m afraid it doesn’t matter.

The automated nature of it all

The first problem is that you’re imagining hackers as people. Serious people with plans. Sitting in dark rooms deciding which organisations deserve their time. That does happen. But it’s probably not happening to your small business right now.