December 2023 Spotlight: Happy New Year from Bitwarden!

Reflecting on 2023: A Year of Security Milestones

Many new features and milestones were made possible with support from the Bitwarden Community. Here are some highlights:

Bitwarden Password Manager

• Bitwarden on Apple Watch

  . Use Apple Watch to access TOTP login codes

• SSO with trusted devices

  . Authenticate using SSO and decrypt your vault without entering a master password

• Save passkeys to your vault

  . Store and log in with passkeys using the Bitwarden browser extension

• FIDO2 WebAuthn now a free two-step login option

  . Every Bitwarden user can now use passkeys and hardware keys as 2FA

Bitwarden Secrets Manager

• Support for self-hosting

  . Enterprise organisations can now self-host Secrets Manager

• New event log view

  . Directly access event logs from the service accounts view

• Additional SDKs

  . Execute custom operations with your preferred development language

New Year, New Features: What's in Store for January? 

Heading into January, here’s what to expect:

Bitwarden Password Manager

• Inline auto-fill

• Log in with passkeys

• Browser account switching 

Bitwarden Secrets Manager

• Ansible integration

Is improving digital security part of your New Year’s resolution? Here are a few article suggestions to start the year right:

 Cybersecurity tips for employees

The average employee likely stores, manages, and transmits large amounts of data throughout the day. This might be done via email or when logging in to enterprise-wide applications. Given that, employees are often a prime target for cybercriminals. This article provides a few simple and straightforward cybersecurity tips for employees to help them stay safe online. 

 How to share sensitive information securely

From passwords, identities, credit cards and more, your password manager has you covered for creating and saving strong and unique passwords. However, many password managers can do quite a bit more. Not only can you store that sensitive information, you can also share it with colleagues, family, friends and just about anyone who needs it. Read this brief guide on utilising Bitwarden Send.

The most effective strategy for achieving password strength

While coming up with a strong and unique password may sound straightforward enough, it can be a challenge when creating passwords for tens and, in some cases, hundreds of accounts and applications. This blog post discusses solutions available for the security-conscious to assess the strength of their passwords

 Self-host Bitwarden in Kubernetes

Kubernetes has become a cornerstone in modern cloud computing, able to orchestrate complex container architectures efficiently. Learn how customers can add Bitwarden to their Kubernetes deployment in this article.

Best of the Bitwarden Community in 2023

Bitwarden values the contributions of the community. Here are a few posts that stood out in the past year.

Community member u/Altruistic_Garlic_51 describes how the Bitwarden password history feature saved their day.

Bitwarden authenticator or a separate app? This Reddit user discusses both options and comes to a smart conclusion for everyone – add 2FA for all your accounts!

You’ve been hacked – what next? In this post, Reddit user djasonpenney discusses how to handle potential hacking incidents.

Check out Bitwarden 101 for a short video series on how to get started with Bitwarden Password Manager as an administrator or end user.

• Vault Hours

  26 January at 8 am PST

  Live conversations, feedback and questions with the Bitwarden team.

That’s it for now. For more product updates and online security tips, visit the Bitwarden blog.

Until next time,

Team Bitwarden