How to prevent of your Twitter account being hacked
By Gina on August 21, 2010 | Computer Security, Twitter, hacker, cybercriminal, social network, celebrities, password, phishy pages, update
It seems like hacking to Twitter accounts is not a big news nowadays. This happens all the time and it's not surprising that news about celebrities is most used for cybercriminals. Usually, accounts representing companies or celebrities are managed by people with excellent communication skills, not IT skills, and especially not IT security skills.
There are methods that you can use to avoid your Twitter account to be hacked. Three ways are well known that help you manage to protect yourself.
1. Create a strong password
Do not use trivial passwords. You need to create a password which will guarantee you protection of your account. Passwords have to be original and you need to think about it carefully. Be creative.
2. Avoid phishing pages
The hacker can also be foreseen. If they can’t break your password they’ll definitely try to get it from you. That’s why you have to be vigilant and think of what e-mails you are getting and what offers you accept. Cybercriminals can fabricate password reset email. This is the hint you have to be cautious of giving your password because you have to ask yourself did you ask for this e-mail.
3. Keep your system updated
The usual thing people say is that their computer is infected but they still can do their things. This is the wrong thinking. Keep all of your applications updated - operating system, antivirus, browser plug-ins, everything. And even if you are using the latest version of Google Chrome it will not guarantee you safety if your Windows security updates are disabled.
The last advice you should pay attention to if you want to protect your data is to avoid to login to your account through the public computers. No airport internet machines, no hotel business center, etc., because you have no clue what could be on that machine.
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