Comments on: Twitter Security Goof: “Password” isn’t a Good Password http://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password Useful Resources For Webmasters Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: redwall_hp http://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/#comment-8940 redwall_hp Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=2379#comment-8940 I've been thinking about this a bit, and I've been wondering if this isn't any incompetency of Twitter. Twitter Search used to be a third-party service known as Summize. Maybe this is a relic of the system's heritage, and Twitter simply neglected to perform thorough security audits? At any rate, I believe Twitter Search is still hosted on separate servers, so your account is probably safe. I still would recommend using a different password for Twitter, simply because it's good practice. If you use the same password for everything, you may run into trouble down the road. I've been thinking about this a bit, and I've been wondering if this isn't any incompetency of Twitter. Twitter Search used to be a third-party service known as Summize. Maybe this is a relic of the system's heritage, and Twitter simply neglected to perform thorough security audits?

At any rate, I believe Twitter Search is still hosted on separate servers, so your account is probably safe. I still would recommend using a different password for Twitter, simply because it's good practice. If you use the same password for everything, you may run into trouble down the road.

]]> By: Evan http://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/#comment-8931 Evan Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:15:45 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=2379#comment-8931 Wow. Simply shocking. I know that I'll never use the same password on Twitter that I use anywhere else. Even though they claim that this didn't involve any accounts, it might say something about the security-consciousness of their team. Wow. Simply shocking. I know that I'll never use the same password on Twitter that I use anywhere else. Even though they claim that this didn't involve any accounts, it might say something about the security-consciousness of their team.

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