18 Temmuz 2009 Cumartesi

Lessons from Twitter's security breach

 Earlier this year, the personal accounts of several Twitter employees were hacked into by a third party. This week some of that information has finally begun to surface, putting both Twitter and its users in a tough spot.     Although it seems that Twitter has been thrust into this situation a bit unfairly, a hack along these lines could have happened to the executives of more Web companies than anybody would like to admit. What it really highlights is the extreme interconnectedness of the social Web: with the likes of e-mail contact importing and data portability services like Facebook Connect now commonplace, a savvy hacker can have access to multiple accounts simply by accessing one.
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July 18, 2009
What to take away from Twitter's security snafu

Earlier this year, the personal accounts of several Twitter employees were hacked into by a third party. This week some of that information has finally begun to surface, putting both Twitter and its users in a tough spot.

Although it seems that Twitter has been thrust into this situation a bit unfairly, a hack along these lines could have happened to the executives of more Web companies than anybody would like to admit. What it really highlights is the extreme interconnectedness of the social Web: with the likes of e-mail contact importing and data portability services like Facebook Connect now commonplace, a savvy hacker can have access to multiple accounts simply by accessing one.


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