Twitter Users Vulnerable to Security Flaw
January 22, 2010 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Twitter Users Vulnerable to Security Flaw – A flaw in Twitter’s website has left the login credentials of its users vulnerable to hackers, according to a security researcher who has asked the social media company to fix the problem.
According to a breaking news story in Reuters via Yahoo News, Mike Bailey, a senior security analyst with Foreground Security of Orlando, Florida, said he discovered the problem, which exploits a widely known vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash programming language.
Bailey said he informed Twitter of the flaw and it could take as little as a few hours to fix by changing the way the site is programmed.
You can click on Twitter Users Vulnerable to Security Flaw to read the full story….
Twitter Security Tips
January 22, 2010 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Twitter Security Tips
Why no one has stolen, is beyond me. The thought of going through security, waiting for what seems an eternity to fly, then goes nowhere once you get on an airplane, are very valid reasons not to fly.
However, if you like to travel or have to travel for work then the flight is a necessity. In other words they have no choice but to flee, and because I love spending time with my family in warmer places in winter, I must fly.
So I met five tips that I share with you that I try to put my experience steal a little more relaxed and hopefully more comfortable.
Book a trip one day before
A couple of years, it ago my wife and I book a cruise with friends who went out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cruise was to leave Sunday, so we thought it would be a good idea to leave the day before, and enjoy San Juan before we embark on our journey. Fortunately we did. Our region has been beaten with a large snowstorm on Sunday he would leave and arrive on time to board the ship impossible. Therefore, since now I always leave a day earlier than expected. I would not start a trip or a meeting of holiday travel business where it could not be where I am supposed to.
Fly early in the morning
This could be a matter of preference, but I take the first available flight for the day. My process thinking is if it is carried out on the track and not go anywhere, it's more than likely because I'm on the plane (which could be good or bad I guess). But more importantly I do to avoid the morning rush at midmorning.
Looking a little Airport
While a large airports offer a wide variety of services, do not be afraid to fly in and out of small airports. Fewer people and many times you can get good prices for your flight. If my driving time from an airport less than a year and a half, then it's worth it for me Keep this in mind and when I'm booking.
Take non-stop
I can not imagine anything more nauseating after down from an airplane and take flight. This can cause many problems if you have a time in any place and need to stress additional. Also studies have shown that airports could lose your luggage with increased flights with stops. Choose a flight non-stop when possible.
Avoid Rush Hour Traffic
I touched on this before in the section on the early morning flight, but nothing is more stressful than rush hour. If caught in the traffic route from the airport or online to provide you and your baggage, to avoid the crowds. If possible fly in the morning when traffic is a little lower. But if this is not possible, mid-morning around 10:00 many hours in airports where it slows down and the afternoon before mid-peak hour to start working.
As you can see one of these parameters are life changing decisions, but adherence to these changes could make the difference between a pleasure and a flight miserable.
About the Author
Bruce Tucker is a contributing writer to Mike’s How-To Blog, a blog that covers a wide variety of topics and how to do them. You can also follow him on Twitter.
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New Spam Worm Attack Targets Twitter
November 15, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
New Spam Worm Attack Targets Twitter – According to PC World, the popular social media service Twitter is being targeted by a new attack seeking access to user accounts to send spam via direct messages.
New York-based PHP and application security specialist Chris Shiflett says that “he strongly suspects there’s a new variant of the Facebook worm Koobface at large, which searches for users’ session ID cookies. These are set on users’ computers when they tick the “Remember Me” box to stay logged onto Twitter.” Read more
Malware Abundant in Twitter URLs
November 1, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
In an article entitled Malware Abundant in Twitter URLs: Trick or Tweet? Wired.com reports that “As many as one in every 500 web addresses posted on Twitter lead to sites hosting malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Labs who have deployed a tool that examines URLs circulating in tweets.”
In our recent blog post entitled “Tweeting Misleading Applications” we wrote about a recent article by Symantec Corp which warns that “Shortened web addresses that are the backbone of microblogging service Twitter Inc. could end up being used by malware authors to infect computers.”
Also in another blog post entitled Protect Your Privacy on Twitter we stated: Read more
Twitter Warns of New Phishing Scam
October 30, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
In a previous article entitled “Phishing Scam Steals Twitter Passwords” we reported that a phishing scam is circulating on Twitter that aims to steal users’ log-in credentials and then forward scam messages to all their friends in the hope of tricking them too.
Phishing, in computer security terminology, is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames and passwords.
Now, through its Spam Watch account, Twitter Warns of New Phishing Scam: “We’ve seen a few phishing attempts today; if you’ve received a strange DM and it takes you to a Twitter login page, don’t do it!”
Fake Twitter Accounts: A Case Study
October 19, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Fake Twitter Accounts: A Case Study – In previous articles we stated that Fake Twitter Accounts were in the news again and the ease and anonymity of Twitter can pose problems.
As more people turn to Twitter to keep in touch with friends and follow their favorite celebrities, impostor accounts or Fake Twitter Accounts are becoming a concern and causing confusion for some. Read more
Twitter Phishing Scam Spreads Through Direct Messages
October 15, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
In a previous article entitled “Phishing Scam Steals Twitter Passwords” we reported that a phishing scam is circulating on Twitter that aims to steal users’ log-in credentials and then forward scam messages to all their friends in the hope of tricking them too.
Phishing, in computer security terminology, is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames and passwords. Read more
4 Tools To Protect Your Tweets
September 27, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · 1 Comment
4 Tools To Protect Your Tweets – With the US federal government calling for accuracy on Twitter, CNN broadcast a segment this morning on building a more “trustworthy Twitter”: ways to use web tools to avoid untrustworthy links and spammy Twitter users.
The following 4 websites were featured:
- Powertwitter.me
- Tweetblocker.com
- Tweetgrade.com
- Twitter.com/spam
PowerTwitter – a browser add-on that expands short URLs so you know what you’re about to click on. The features are now available as a Firefox Add-On, a greasemonkey script, and for Safari as a GreaseKit script. They will soon have an open web version.
Tweetblocker – a Twitter spam-fighting site that lets you enter a username and see if that person is a spammer. Previously covered by TweetTweet in our article Block Twitter Spammers.
TweetGrade – A handy tool that lets you enter a Twitter username and see how worthwhile it would be to follow that person: it’s particularly useful if you receive a message that the person is following you and want to know if you should follow them back.
Twitter.com/spam – is the official mechanism for reporting spammers to the Twitter personnel. You just send a direct message to this account to let them know you’ve spotted a spammer.
Tweeting Misleading Applications
September 26, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · 4 Comments
Tweeting Misleading Applications – In our recent blog post entitled Protect Your Privacy on Twitter we asked the question What’s Behind That Tiny URL?.
We went on to state that “Another threat that has emerged as a result of social networking is the tiny-URL attack. Unfortunately, attackers can easily exploit a shortened URL to lure users into accessing malicious Web sites.”
Now as reported by the San Francisco Biz Journals, a recent article by Symantec Corp warns that “Shortened web addresses that are the backbone of microblogging service Twitter Inc. could end up being used by malware authors to infect computers.” It offered examples with a YouTube video, which is a demonstration of misleading applications that are being spread through malicious Twitter accounts:
The company said that in addition to its own security software, some browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer allow users to check the full URL of a link before clicking on it.
“While this won’t tell you for sure if the link is malicious, it will at least allow you to look more carefully before clicking.”
You can click on Tweeting Misleading Applications to read the full article…
Protect Your Privacy on Twitter
September 25, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · 1 Comment
Protect Your Privacy on Twitter – Just read an interesting article on PCWorld which identifies some of the key dangers of social networking.
The article offers a few practical and easy steps that you can take to stay safe online and safeguard your identity and your personal data in the age of the social Web.
For your ready reference, I have summarised the tips to Protect Your Privacy on Twitter: Read more
