There is a new attack going around on Twitter. You can read it on Mashable.com. Mashable comments…”A new Twitter attack advertising acai berries has hijacked thousands of Twitter
accounts and turned them into spammers.” Between Twitter, Facebook and many other applications, you have to stay on your toes to be safe.
One of the actions that was recommended was to change your account password. This is a good thing to do on a regular basis anyways. It’s just good standard practice. Then you ask yourself…”How will I keep track of all my passwords?” There are lots of password programs out there that will protect and keep track of all your passwords. For example, my Blackberry has a password keeper program called…”Password Keeper”. You should be able to find something to use to store and protect all your passwords.
It’s your security and you have to keep up with it. If you get emailed a password, make sure you change the password right after you log into the site. Email is not secure and others could intercept the Email. Don’t get caught with a compromised account. Change your password on a regular basis.
I would strongly suggest that people use STRONG passwords that are hard to remember. Use a password manager to keep track of your passwords. The two I recommend are Roboform and Last Pass. Last Pass works with the Iphone as well.
Not only do you need to do this but also have virus and malware checking running on your computer. We have all heard of safe sex? Well I call this safe computing. Be safe and protect yourself.
Once again Rob, great advice. Thanks for connecting here. Everyone, please make sure your passwords are up to date and make sure you are safe computing.