I’ve been a lastpass user for about a year now, after hearing a favorable review from one of the TWiT shows (Leo Laporte likes it, and mentions it frequently — maybe it was on Windows Weekly?) It’s wonderfully convenient as a simple password keeper. However, Steve Gibson really goes deep and performs a vivisection of lastpass on this Security Now episode. Of the many benefits of lastpass, Steve reminded me of the “security check” tool option, which will grade your overall security effectiveness, using such criteria as duplicate passwords and password strength. I increased my security rating from 55% to 70% using it’s suggestions. The downside is that while financially inexpensive, increasing your password security is a large time investment. That, and fighting off the OCD urge to score 100%. After my 25 percentage point gain, I’ll be doing incremental improvements here on.