Identity Protection Toolkit
Aura
Last updated:
Nov 15, 2024
Provided by
Aura
Life Admin Area
Household management
Aura is an all-in-one household digital security platform, including password management, identity monitoring, financial fraud protection, and even software like antivirus and VPN.Ā If you want to get on top of your digital security and you don't want to have to cobble together different tools and practices, Aura has big advantagesāalbeit with a pricetag. A family subscription (for 5 people) is $32/month.
For many people, digital security is exactly the kind of life admin work they don't want to have to spend time on. Maintaining different products and thinking about digital risk can raise your blood pressure unnecessarily. Aura's comprehensive all-in-one approach really helps you think less about security risks as you just use what they offer. As with everything, there's a tradeoff on how much money you're going to spend, but if you use Aura for at least 3 services ā password management, people search removal, and identity theft insurance ā it probably pays for itself compared to three equivalent tools. Plus, you get all of its other built-in benefits.
An app and browser extension (sometimes built-in) that stores usernames and passwords and often allows you to autofill them in to log in easily. Password managers may also manage temporary passkeys and other secure credentials.
Services that check security breaches for your personal identifiers, like Social Security numbers, user information, and email addresses
Services that monitor your credit score, credit report, and changes to each, including new payments and new record requests
Because credit bureaus have been hacked, the new standard in credit protection is to keep your credit report frozen until you need to apply for something using credit. Credit freezing requires contacting each of the three bureaus independently.
Earlier in 2024, Aura spun off Pango Group, a privacy and security software holding company that was focused on business and corporate security that is acquired in 2020. This means Aura has doubled down on serving consumers at a high level.Ā After 10 years in business, there are no other companies offering a bundled solution like Aura's.
Nobody really wants to think about their digital security.Ā It's a part of life admin that often gets put to the bottom of the list when you're busy.Ā So, what's the likelihood you'll independently do everything that Aura does for you?Ā A major reason why people experience a burden of life admin in the 21st century is the need to cobble together so many tools. Aura doing that for you gives you a way to just buy-in to their process and way of thinking about security. The key parts of Aura that made us review it are...
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