Picture this: You’re traveling, either on vacation or for business. Your phone is stolen or becomes lost. And now you’re locked out of your password manager and email accounts.

One of my bosses recently lived through this nightmare while abroad. A pickpocket made off with his iPhone during the trip and when he tried setting up a new one to replace it, he found he couldn’t log in to his password manager or email account.

Why? His original iPhone held his two-factor authentication codes for the password manager. And his email password was locked up inside the password manager. He had to finish his trip without access to his normal accounts, or the ability to lock down the stolen phone.

Obviously, most vacations don’t go this way—and you can ensure they don’t with a few steps.

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