If you are having trouble managing “all those passwords” for your online resources, one solution would be to use a password manager like LastPass or Dashlane. Google has come up with a single sign-on (SSO) product that not only will log you into all your Google apps (Gmail, Voice, Blogger, YouTube, Apps, Drive, Analytics, AdWords, etc) but also integrates access into 17 other web services including Salesforce, SugarCRM, NetSuite, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, WebEx, Amazon Web Services, and Dropbox. You can add a custom connection with any other application that supports SSO with SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language.)
Single sign-on solutions mean that you only need to remember one password, and the SSO applications will automatically sign you into all the others. This is a feature of LastPass that I initially resisted, but has become incredibly convenient as I became more familiar and comfortable with the way it works.
If you are already invested in Google Apps for Business or find yourself using lots of Google services, adding this one to the mix should be a nice addition for you.
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I am a cybersecurity and IT instructor, cybersecurity analyst, pen-tester, trainer, and speaker. I am an owner of the WyzCo Group Inc. In addition to consulting on security products and services, I also conduct security audits, compliance audits, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. I also teach Cybersecurity Awareness Training classes. I work as an information technology and cybersecurity instructor for several training and certification organizations. I have worked in corporate, military, government, and workforce development training environments I am a frequent speaker at professional conferences such as the Minnesota Bloggers Conference, Secure360 Security Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, the (ISC)2 World Congress 2016, and the ISSA International Conference 2017, and many local community organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, SCORE, and several school districts. I have been blogging on cybersecurity since 2006 at http://wyzguyscybersecurity.com