THREAT‑WATCH
Glossary
Password Manager
Software that generates, stores, and auto-fills strong, unique passwords for every account, encrypted behind one master password.
Password managers solve the core problem behind credential-based attacks: people reuse weak passwords across accounts because remembering dozens of strong, unique ones isn't realistic. With a password manager, only one strong master password (ideally itself protected with MFA) needs to be remembered, while every other account gets a long, random, unique password the user never has to type or recall.