Friday, 1 May 2009
Why Passwords Sent Over Email Suck
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I’m tired of beating up on Twitter. And at this point, it really seems like they don’t even care about security. Passwords sent clear text over email? Administrative passwords sent to an EXTERNAL email address? Allowing administrative logins from an external network? Really, Twitter? Really?
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201066&subSection=News
I was a bit puzzled by the lack of response from Twitter's Chief Security Office, then I realized that twitter probably doesn't have a CSO (at least I couldn't find information one) and they don't seem to have a chief privacy officer. Now, I realize that Twitter is a small startup (approximately 30 people), but that's not really an excuse to take security lightly.
I'll end my angry old man ranting with a link to a small glimmer of hope for Twitter: http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/softwareengineersecurity/bWXUUalpOr3OZwaaWP50_m
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201066&subSection=News
I was a bit puzzled by the lack of response from Twitter's Chief Security Office, then I realized that twitter probably doesn't have a CSO (at least I couldn't find information one) and they don't seem to have a chief privacy officer. Now, I realize that Twitter is a small startup (approximately 30 people), but that's not really an excuse to take security lightly.
I'll end my angry old man ranting with a link to a small glimmer of hope for Twitter: http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/softwareengineersecurity/bWXUUalpOr3OZwaaWP50_m
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