How To Protect Your HubSpot Account With a Password Manager

All of your accounts, including your HubSpot account, are at risk of being hacked if they’re not properly secured. A password manager can help protect your HubSpot account by aiding you in creating strong passwords and passphrases, generating and storing 2FA codes, helping you identify fake websites and sending you dark web alerts. 

What is a password manager?

A password manager is a tool that helps you generate, manage and securely store and share passwords and passphrases. Some password managers also allow you to store passkeys, as well as additional information like secure notes, images and files. With a password manager, you only have to create and remember a single password known as your master password, which is what allows you to access your password vault. 

Protecting your HubSpot account with a password manager

Here are a few of the ways a password manager can help you protect your HubSpot account.

Helps you create a strong, unique password for your account

With a password manager, you can ensure that the password created for your HubSpot account is both unique and strong. Password managers come with a built-in password generator that helps you create strong, unique passwords for each online account.  Once you’ve used a password manager to create your password, it’s saved into your secure digital vault, so the next time you go to log in your credentials will fill automatically.

Generates and stores your 2FA codes

Securing your accounts with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), also known as Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), provides them with additional layers of security. If someone got a hold of your credentials, MFA would require that they verify their identity using other methods of verification. This makes it more difficult for unauthorized users to compromise your account. 

Some of the best password managers allow you to securely store your 2FA codes so you don’t have to juggle multiple applications or always have your phone with you. Instead, when you go to log in, the password manager will automatically fill in your credentials along with the associated 2FA code. 

Helps you identify fake websites

When you create a record in a password manager, the credentials for your accounts are saved with the associated login page. This is how the password manager knows which websites to autofill your credentials into. If the website address, or URL, does not match what’s stored in your vault, the password manager won’t autofill your credentials. This capability allows you to know if you’ve landed on a fake website that has been spoofed to look legitimate. 

For example, let’s say you store your HubSpot login credentials in your password vault and get an email claiming to be from HubSpot. The email states that your HubSpot account’s password needs to be changed and urges you to click on a link. When you click on the link you’re directed to a login page that looks exactly like HubSpot’s login page, however, your password manager isn’t auto-filling your credentials. Upon closer inspection, you realize that the website address says “app.hubsp0t.com” meaning you’ve landed on a spoofed website designed to steal your credentials. Since the password manager didn’t fill in your credentials, you knew to inspect the page further, which prevented you from getting your credentials stolen.

Sends you dark web alerts

Dark web alerts are notifications you receive when your information has been found on the dark web. Many password managers offer dark web monitoring as an add-on so you can tell which credentials have made their way to the dark web. Receiving a dark web alert allows you to act immediately by changing your password before someone can compromise your account. 

The bottom line

With so many online accounts, it can be difficult to keep track of all your passwords and passphrases, let alone ensure that each of the passwords you’re using is strong and unique. A password manager helps you protect your HubSpot account while providing a seamless login experience. 

Start protecting your HubSpot and other online accounts with Keeper Password Manager by starting a free 30-day personal trial or 14-day business trial today.