Unless someone who passes by here has used this product, I think you're more likely to get your question answered by going directly to the support resources that are specific to LastPass.

What kind of compromise are you concerned about?

By compromise, I mean the ability of someone to see the names/passwords of the accounts on the open Lastpass page.

Taking Lastpass out of the equation, the question could be restated more generally. If an intruder gains access to info on Tab1, do they automatically have access to Tab2?

I view the question as impossible to answer with any certainty. Even if the correct answer is NO, cyber attacks increase with greater skill and accuracy every day...even every hour. The answer could very well change to YES tomorrow or later today. That said, I view these so-called "password managers" as a crutch for the lazy. A simple spreadsheet or text file could perform the same function. You could add entries or edit/delete as needed, and sort them in a variety of ways. You could store copies of the file elsewhere for convenience/security and could even store it in the Cloud (if you feel comfortable with that) if you need to access the data from a different location.

"I view these so-called "password managers" as a crutch for the lazy." - ouch!

I generally agree with the direction of the responses though not necessarily the overall tone of the conversation.

For me, internet users have way too much paranoia and not nearly enough common sense. For the average person, access to your passwords (as if someone were busting their gut to get them, which isn't the case) will do what? Allow them to use your subscription to the NY Times, resume saved games you've played, see your sister's photos on Facebook? Yeah, really. Keep it in context. The risks are more imagined than real.

Now, past that, nothing is better for keeping passwords than a piece of paper and a pen. That's what I set up for my 95 year old relative to use, it works fine for her. If you use your PC away from home, make it a text file high up on the folder tree on the hard drive so it's easy to find immediately. Even in its own top level folder.

Take deep breaths, move on. Password containing apps or programs are really not necessary.

Unless someone is standing behind you looking over your shoulder the answer is NO!

My passwords are on a written list. That way I only have to worry about someone breaking into my house and stealing the list...or a keylogger being installed on my computer to steal them ;-)

I use a Rolodex. Have mine and husbands. It sits in a drawer next to the computer.

If someone broke into my home and robbed me, the last thing I would worry about were my passwords. I have multiple user names because I like to keep my important things under one account.

The other accounts are for stores, forums, shopping, etc.

I wish they would use a reliable fingerprint or retina reader to replace passwords.

Jane

"I wish they would use a reliable fingerprint or retina reader to replace passwords."

I've been reading articles lately indicating that biometrics like that are not necessarily any more secure than typed passwords. At my last workplace, we had fingerprint readers for our laptops -- but were warned not to use them because Windows Policies would screw things up at password-expiration time. Maybe that's improved since then. Maybe not.

I use a password manager (1Password). I just find it easier. It's also my vault for a lot of other information. It's in one place. One password and I don't have to worry about copy/pasting or re-typing 15-character passwords with punctuation and random characters. The manager is not synced with my smartphone over any cloud because that brings the quality of the cloud's security into play. Call it paranoia if you want. I'm pretty particular about my privacy on-line.