Required Password Changes
On Friday, March 17, IT will enforce a master password change for Biola LastPass users. Your master password is the password you use to log in to LastPass and access all your stored passwords and secure notes.
In addition to the forced master password change, you must manually review your stored passwords and update all passwords for critical accounts that store sensitive personal or business information.
These changes are required to protect against potential access by threat actors who recently stole database information from LastPass.
You will receive more detailed information by email.
Anyone who has not changed their master password between January 1 and now will receive the following email message from LastPass on March 17:
Introduction
LastPass is a password management tool that makes it easy to access and secure all of your apps and websites at work.
Use LastPass to generate secure, unique passwords for each website you use. When you need to log in to a website or service, LastPass will find and autofill your login information.
Additionally, LastPass is the only university-approved method for securely sharing passwords and other confidential information with your coworkers and teams.
LastPass can be used on computers and mobile devices.
University Data
You may only store Biola account information or sensitive data on a LastPass Enterprise account purchased by Biola University. LastPass also offers personal licenses for individual purchase, but you may not use them to store Biola data, including passwords for accounts you use for work.
Getting Started with LastPass
1. Request a LastPass Account
Currently, LastPass Enterprise licenses are available to all Biola employees upon request. Contact the IT Helpdesk at it.helpdesk@biola.edu or extension 4740 to request an account.
2. Activate Your Account
Once your account has been created, you will need to activate your account and set your master password:
- New Users: If you are a brand new user that does not have an existing LastPass account, please see How do I join a LastPass business account as a new user?
- Existing Users: If you already have a LastPass account and have been invited to join Biola’s organization, please see How do I join a LastPass business account as an existing user?
Master Password Security
We recommend that you use a secure passphrase of at least 20 characters for your Master Password, since this passphrase will grant access to your entire LastPass vault.
3. Download the LastPass Browser Extension
Download the LastPass browser extension for your browser of choice: https://lastpass.com/download
Once installed, log in to the browser extension using your Biola email address and your new master password.
Watch this Youtube video to familiar yourself with the browser extension: LastPass 101: Browser Extension - YouTube
How to Use LastPass
LastPass has provided a number of video tutorials on how to use their service: