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LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with TD SYNNEX, a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. This partnership simplifies the purchasing process for IT resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) in North America by offering streamlined access to LastPass’ solutions through TD SYNNEX’s trusted distribution network.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced the appointment of Heather Brown as its first-ever Chief Customer Officer. As CCO, Heather will oversee the company’s customer success, customer support, and community teams, driving an integrated and exceptional customer experience across the organization.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) and is now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on AWS.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced its achievement of ISO 27701 certification for privacy information management. LastPass was the first password manager on the market to gain this certification, in May 2024. This achievement builds upon the company’s robust privacy and security credentials, including ISO 27001, which LastPass was the first password manager to earn in 2022.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced the launch of the LastPass Compliance Center. Powered by Drata, the leading security and compliance automation platform, the LastPass Compliance Center will provide customers and partners seeking LastPass security assurance information with a continuously updated view of important system statuses and allow them to download the latest LastPass security certifications and compliance documentation.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Amy Appleyard, chief revenue officer, to the Women of the Channel list for 2024.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced the completion of its planned separation from parent company, GoTo, formerly known as LogMeIn, Inc. LastPass will operate as an independent company under LMI Parent, L.P., a holding entity of the existing shareholder group.

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders report that they are investing more time, attention, and budget on cybersecurity, but human factors are getting in the way – including lack of awareness, training and inconsistent policy adherence. Together with policy and technology gaps, these factors continue to create significant security and business risks, according to a survey of more than 600 business and IT security managers conducted by LastPass and survey research firm InnovateMR.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today named Asad Siddiqui chief information officer (CIO). Under his leadership, Siddiqui’s teams will provide direction for the creation and execution of the IT vision, strategy and operating plans in support of the company’s business strategy. Specifically, Siddiqui will develop and execute a technology strategy that drives continued transformation, innovation, security and trust to advance LastPass’ vision.

More than 95% of responding IT and security professionals believe social engineering attacks have become more sophisticated in the last year, according to a new social engineering survey conducted by LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced it has achieved FIDO2 certification of its servers, making it the first password manager to achieve this certification. FIDO’s certification process, conducted by FIDO auditors, reviewed, validated, and officially confirmed that LastPass’ servers meet the FIDO2 standards. Customers can have peace of mind knowing that using FIDO2 authenticators for their login to LastPass provides for a more secure and accredited authentication to their vault.

LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced that Esther Flammer has been named Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Flammer will oversee the global marketing organization and strategy, including corporate marketing and communications, product marketing, demand generation, digital and growth marketing, and marketing operations and analytics.

LastPass today announced that Don MacLennan has been appointed Chief Product Officer (CPO). MacLennan will lead product strategy, product management, user experience design, and product operations.

LastPass today announced the rollout of a new vault user interface (UI) on its iOS and Android mobile applications providing all users with easier, more streamlined access to data in their vaults. These changes unify the user experience with a modernized extension menu for desktop browsers.

LastPass and Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced a partnership offering the first password management integration for managed service providers (MSPs) with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, an all-in-one data and cybersecurity protection platform. The integration, accessible from the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud marketplace, will enable MSPs to offer better password hygiene and streamlined password management across their client base.

The FIDO Alliance and LastPass released the 2023 Workforce Authentication Report today, which gauges IT decision makers’ attitudes and plans for removing passwords in favor of easier and more secure passwordless authentication. The verdict? Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of surveyed IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their organization’s logins within five years or less.

LastPass today announced the availability of FIDO2 authenticators, including biometrics, such as finger print or face ID, and hardware keys, for its Passwordless Login solution. This innovation allows LastPass customers to experience a seamless passwordless login to their vaults with the added security of FIDO2’s open authentication standard hosted by the FIDO Alliance, which is the widely adopted standard for many authentication and passwordless technologies.

LastPass today announced the launch of the LastPass Allegiance Partner Program which makes it easier for Solution Providers, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Technology Partners to help their customers prevent compromised credentials. The program also gives partners the opportunity to grow and generate more income through competitive margins on referrals, resells and integrated services.

LastPass today announced that it has won a 2023 Fortress Cyber Security Award in the Authentication and Identity category. The Fortress Cyber Security Awards program highlights and rewards the creative thinking, engineering, people, and projects taking on the growing threat of digital security and protection.

LastPass announced today that Kathy Twomey, senior director of partner program and experience, has been named to the 2023 CRN® Women of the Channel list. Every year, CRN recognizes women from vendor, distributor, and solution provider organizations whose expertise and vision are leaving a noticeable and commendable mark on the technology industry.

LastPass today unveiled LastPass University, a richly resourced training platform featuring live and on-demand coursework to help business administrators, their end users and partners deepen their LastPass product knowledge and password management skills.

LastPass announced the expanded availability of its Security Dashboard and associated dark web monitoring and alerting, making it the only password manager providing proactive credential monitoring for all customers, including those using the product for free. The Security Dashboard is the central hub where customers can monitor the overall security of all vault credentials, including exposure to the dark web, which allows customers to better protect themselves from potential breaches.

Today, LastPass announced it has appointed Terry Murphy as its Chief Financial Officer, where he’s responsible for overseeing LastPass’ Global Finance Organization. He brings more than 20 years of experience in financial leadership roles for both public and private companies and has an extensive background supporting SaaS B2B organizations. In addition, Abby Miller, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at the company. In her new position, Miller leads customer success, customer retention, support and renewals.

LastPass today released findings from its fifth annual Psychology of Password findings, which revealed even with cybersecurity education on the rise, password hygiene has not improved. Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviors across the board. In addition, LastPass found that while 65% of all respondents have some form of cybersecurity education – through school, work, social media, books or courses via Coursera or edX – the reality is that 62% almost always or mostly use the same or variation of a password.

LastPass has named Frank Roe, CEO of SmartBear Software, to its board of directors. Throughout his nearly 25 years of experience as a technology leader and innovator, Roe has developed a comprehensive understanding of business complexities, the importance of collaborative leadership and the keys to creating sustained, long-term company growth through his previous positions, including those at Oracle and Rogue Wave Software.

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