Comments on: Twitter Security Goof: “Password” isn’t a Good Password https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Thu, 14 May 2026 11:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: redwall_hp https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/#comment-8940 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.

]]> By: Evan https://www.webmaster-source.com/2009/07/20/twitter-security-goof-password-isnt-a-good-password/#comment-8931 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.

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