1Password: Stop Remembering Passwords

A Password Manager for Business That Makes Your Workday Easier

Passwords are supposed to protect your accounts. They shouldn’t make your job harder. That’s why Slingshot provides 1Password, a business password manager, to our PartnerCare clients.

Yes, 1Password improves security. But that’s only half the story.

It remembers your passwords, creates strong ones for you, fills them in automatically, works across your devices, and gives your team a safe way to share credentials.

In other words, better password security can actually mean fewer password headaches.

First, See What 1Password Can Do

Before we get into setup and training, here’s a quick introduction.

If you’ve spent years remembering passwords, resetting forgotten ones, letting your browser save them, or searching for the password someone sent you six months ago, this video explains how 1Password can make things easier.

Tired of Fighting With Passwords?

Watch the 1Password overview video

The idea behind 1Password is simple: instead of becoming better at remembering passwords, stop trying to remember them.

That’s 1Password’s job.

Why Do I Need a Password Manager for Business?

Most people didn’t deliberately create a bad password system.

It just happened.

You created a password for one website. Then another. Then 50 more. Some ended up saved in Chrome or Edge. A few are probably on your phone. Maybe there’s a spreadsheet somewhere. And inevitably there are a couple of passwords you use more than once because nobody can remember dozens of different random passwords.

That’s the problem 1Password solves.

Instead of you remembering every password, you use 1Password to securely store and retrieve them.

And because you no longer have to memorize every password, there’s little reason for Fluffy2026! to protect six different accounts.

1Password can generate long, random, unique passwords and save them automatically.

You don’t even need to know what most of your passwords are.

Logging In Becomes Easier, Not Harder

This is one of the biggest misconceptions about password managers:

“Great. IT just gave me another security thing I have to deal with.”

It should actually be the opposite.

Once the 1Password browser extension is installed and you’re signed in, visit a website and 1Password can recognize the login and offer to fill it for you.

Click. Login. Done.

When you create a new account, 1Password can generate a strong password and save it. When you change a password, it can update the saved credential.

The objective isn’t to add another step to your day. It’s to eliminate repetitive ones.

That’s also why 1Password’s own rollout materials emphasize autofill, autosave, password generation and fewer password-reset requests as everyday benefits—not simply better security.

One Password Manager Across Your Devices and Browsers

Perhaps you use Edge at work, Chrome for another application, an iPhone when you’re away from your desk, and a laptop at home.

That’s where browser password managers can get messy.

You may end up with some passwords in Chrome, others in Edge and still others saved somewhere else.

1Password works across major browsers, operating systems and mobile devices, giving you one place for your credentials regardless of where you’re working.

Your passwords follow you, rather than being tied to whichever browser happened to save them.

Stop Sending Passwords by Email or Text

Here’s one we’d really like to eliminate:

“What’s the password for that account?”

Followed by somebody emailing, texting or Teams-chatting it.

Shared business accounts are sometimes unavoidable. Sharing passwords insecurely isn’t.

1Password allows businesses to organize credentials into shared vaults and control who has access.

Someone who needs a company credential can be given access. Someone who no longer needs it can have that access removed.

The password doesn’t need to become tribal knowledge passed around the office.

Technology helps, but good security also depends on everyday habits. That’s the idea behind our article Cybersecurity Is Like Swiss Cheese: Why Security Culture Matters More Than Ever, which explains why protecting a business requires people, processes and technology working together.

Strong Passwords Without Becoming a Professional Password Memorizer

A good password should be long and unique.

That creates an obvious human problem.

People aren’t particularly good at remembering dozens of long, unique passwords.

Computers are.

1Password can create a different strong password for every account and remember it for you.

That means a password stolen from one service doesn’t have to be the same password protecting five others.

Password management is also just one layer of business security. In 5 Common Cybersecurity Gaps in Professional Services Firms, we look at several other weaknesses we regularly see—and what businesses can do about them.

Watchtower: Find Password Problems Before They Become Bigger Problems

Storing passwords securely is useful.

Knowing that one of those passwords needs attention is even better.

1Password’s Watchtower can identify problems such as weak passwords, reused passwords and credentials potentially exposed in known breaches.

Think of it as a check-engine light for your passwords.

If Watchtower tells you a password needs attention, you can replace it with a newly generated password and let 1Password remember the replacement.

Compromised credentials are particularly dangerous because an attacker may be able to sign in using a legitimate username and password. We explain how stolen credentials can contribute to Business Email Compromise attacks targeting professional services firms.

What About Saving Passwords in Chrome or Edge?

Modern browser password managers are better than they used to be.

So why are we asking you to use 1Password instead?

Because a business password manager does more than remember a website login.

1Password gives your organization a consistent system for:

• Securely sharing company passwords
• Working across browsers and devices
• Identifying password vulnerabilities
• Separating work and personal credentials
• Storing sensitive information beyond passwords
• Managing access to shared company credentials

There’s also a very practical reason.

We don’t want half your passwords in Chrome, six in Edge, three on your phone and the important one written on a Post-it note under your keyboard.

One system is easier to use, easier to support and easier to secure.

Keep Work and Personal Passwords Separate

Work and personal credentials have a habit of getting mixed together—particularly when employees use the same browser or device for both.

1Password provides a better separation between the two.

Company credentials can live within the organization’s managed environment and shared company vaults, while personal credentials remain separate.

That becomes especially important when employees join or leave an organization.

1Password Can Store More Than Passwords

Not every piece of sensitive information is a username and password.

Depending on how your organization uses 1Password, vaults can also hold secure notes, documents and other sensitive information that needs protection.

That gives employees an appropriate place for information that might otherwise migrate into spreadsheets, Word documents, emails and sticky notes.

And yes, we’ve seen all of those.

The Hardest Part of 1Password Is Changing the Habit

Installing 1Password is easy.

Changing years of password habits takes a little longer.

For the first few days, you may instinctively let Chrome save a password or reach for whatever system you’ve always used.

Try not to.

When 1Password offers to save a login, save it. When it offers to fill a login, use it. When you need a new password, let it generate one.

After you’ve used it consistently for a while, something interesting happens:

You stop thinking about passwords nearly as much.

That’s when 1Password starts paying off.

Getting Started With 1Password

Once you understand why we’re using 1Password, the next step is learning the basics.

If Slingshot is deploying 1Password for your organization, we’ll help you get started.

Your onboarding will typically cover:

1. Activating your 1Password account
2. Installing and signing into the browser extension
3. Importing or saving your existing credentials
4. Using autofill for everyday logins
5. Generating and saving new passwords
6. Accessing the passwords and shared vaults your organization makes available to you

1Password End-User Training

Watch the 1Password onboarding and training videos

These walkthroughs cover the practical things you’ll actually use, including setting up your account, installing the browser extension, importing credentials, accessing 1Password across your devices and securely sharing information.

Not sure which onboarding video applies to you? Your Slingshot technician will let you know which sign-in method your organization uses.

Frequently Asked Questions About 1Password

Do I have to remember all the passwords stored in 1Password?

No. That’s largely the point. Once a credential is stored, 1Password can fill it for you when you need it.

Can 1Password create passwords for me?

Yes. It can generate strong, unique passwords and save them so you don’t have to memorize them.

Can my coworkers see all my passwords?

No. Access to company credentials can be organized through vaults and permissions so employees receive access to the business resources appropriate for them.

Should I keep saving work passwords in Chrome or Edge?

If your organization has adopted 1Password as its password manager for business, use 1Password for work credentials.

Having multiple password stores makes things unnecessarily confusing and defeats much of the benefit of having a standardized system.

What is Watchtower?

Watchtower is 1Password’s password-health feature. It can alert you to issues such as weak, reused or potentially compromised passwords.

Can I use 1Password on my phone?

Yes. 1Password is designed to work across computers, browsers and mobile devices, allowing you to access your credentials when you need them.

What if I need help setting it up?

Contact Slingshot. Helping you get 1Password configured and comfortable with it is part of the rollout.

Make 1Password Your Password Habit

The goal isn’t to give you another piece of software to manage.

It’s to get passwords out of your way.

Let 1Password create them. Let it remember them. Let it fill them in. And use the company’s shared vaults instead of passing credentials around by email, text or spreadsheet.

You’ll get stronger password security—and, hopefully, spend a lot less time dealing with passwords.

Already a Slingshot client and need help with 1Password? Contact Slingshot, and we’ll help you get set up.