Comments on: Twitter Security Ballyhoo http://blog.filttr.com/2009/01/06/twitter-security-ballyhoo/ The inside scoop on Filttr Wed, 05 May 2010 05:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Acheson http://blog.filttr.com/2009/01/06/twitter-security-ballyhoo/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Tim Acheson Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:12:53 +0000 http://blog.filttr.com/?p=44#comment-47 Now Twitter's own internal systems have been hacked, along with the accounts of Twitter users including celebrities: http://www.timacheson.com/Blog/2009/jul/twitter_hacked_via_google_apps The initial point of entry wasn't a gap in Twitter's security. The hacker(s) gained access through a Google Apps account. The worry with a Google account is, it's web-based and therefore only as secure as the rest of the Internet. If yuor Google account is compromised and you use Google Docs in a serious commercial setting, your Twitter account will be the least of your worries. Now Twitter’s own internal systems have been hacked, along with the accounts of Twitter users including celebrities:

http://www.timacheson.com/Blog/2009/jul/twitter_hacked_via_google_apps

The initial point of entry wasn’t a gap in Twitter’s security. The hacker(s) gained access through a Google Apps account. The worry with a Google account is, it’s web-based and therefore only as secure as the rest of the Internet. If yuor Google account is compromised and you use Google Docs in a serious commercial setting, your Twitter account will be the least of your worries.

]]> By: Aditya http://blog.filttr.com/2009/01/06/twitter-security-ballyhoo/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Aditya Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:14:59 +0000 http://blog.filttr.com/?p=44#comment-6 One factor for trusting a service should be the features offered – the more complicated and number of features, the more you can trust that it isn't a scam. Another should be the reputation of the people involved. Ofcourse, nothing beats knowing someone on the inside :) We just hope the raised voices in the sphere haven't turned people away from apps indefinitely, otherwise it'll be a big blow to Twitter which, regardless of being popular, is still a small company with limited resources. One factor for trusting a service should be the features offered – the more complicated and number of features, the more you can trust that it isn’t a scam.

Another should be the reputation of the people involved. Ofcourse, nothing beats knowing someone on the inside :) We just hope the raised voices in the sphere haven’t turned people away from apps indefinitely, otherwise it’ll be a big blow to Twitter which, regardless of being popular, is still a small company with limited resources.

]]> By: Stephen Paul Weber http://blog.filttr.com/2009/01/06/twitter-security-ballyhoo/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Stephen Paul Weber Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:30:15 +0000 http://blog.filttr.com/?p=44#comment-5 It all comes down to trust. I am comfortable here because I trust @aditya. If this site were run by randoms, though, there's a good chance I'd wait for OAuth (from Twitter). It all comes down to trust.

I am comfortable here because I trust @aditya. If this site were run by randoms, though, there’s a good chance I’d wait for OAuth (from Twitter).

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