How do you lock yourself out of your own computer? Easy. Change the password, forget to write it down, then leave town for a month!
In this digital age, even if you run a “brick-and-mortar” business, you still have to be online for certain activities. And being online means there will be passwords to manage. The problem is that a secure password is hard (if not impossible) to remember, and the easy to remember ones are not secure. And it’s also not a good idea to use the same password in too many places.
It’s imperative for all business owners to find and use a system for storing your passwords in a safe but manageable fashion. Good methods range from manually keeping a list or file that only a few trusted folks can access, to investing in a password filer program. Just be sure that you can retrieve and use it in an emergency situation like a computer crash or lockout.