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Google security: You (still) are the weakest link

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

A posting from Cnet News in there Security and Privacy section: AN FRANCISCO–Two of Google’s top Chrome and Google Apps security experts confessed that the problem of passwords will continue to plague the people who use them and computer security for the foreseeable future. On the second day of the company’s I/O conference here on Thursday, Eran […]

FT hacked. Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Financial Times blogs and Twitter accounts

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in Hack/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security: The Syrian Electronic Army has struck again – this time adding the scalp of the prestigious Financial Times to its collection of hijacked accounts belonging to well-known media organisations. Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army appear to have stolen the usernames and passwords of FT staff with access to the newspaper’s social media […]

Google security: You (still) are the weakest link

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

FT hacked. Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Financial Times blogs and Twitter accounts

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in Hack/by fdesir

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Google security: You (still) are the weakest link

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

A posting from Cnet News in there Security and Privacy section:

AN FRANCISCO–Two of Google’s top Chrome and Google Apps security experts confessed that the problem of passwords will continue to plague the people who use them and computer security for the foreseeable future.

On the second day of the company’s I/O conference here on Thursday, Eran Feigenbaum, the director of security for Google Apps, suggested that people follow three recommendations to stay safer online.

“You should turn on two-step verification, make sure [the browser] is up to date, and make sure your password recovery options are set,” the six-year veteran of Google said.His colleague, Parisa Tabriz, the head of Chrome security whose official title is “Security Princess,” offered two more. “In Chrome you can set up multiple profiles, and you can use Incognito,” she said, to avoid the technique of switching browsers while keeping profile information separate.

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FT hacked. Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Financial Times blogs and Twitter accounts

2013-05-20/0 Comments/in Hack/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security:

The Syrian Electronic Army has struck again – this time adding the scalp of the prestigious Financial Times to its collection of hijacked accounts belonging to well-known media organisations.

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army appear to have stolen the usernames and passwords of FT staff with access to the newspaper’s social media accounts, and posted unauthorised blog entries and tweets earlier today.

In recent weeks Syrian Electronic Army hackers have successfully broken into online accounts belonging to the likes of The Guardian, the BBC, NPR, and CBS with apparent ease, prompting Twitter take the unusual step of reaching out to news and media organisations to warn them about the current attacks, and offer advice on defensive measures.

The problem is compounded by Twitter’s current system of insisting that every Twitter account only has one username/password connected with it.

This is unlike the way Facebook pages work where individual users can be assigned different rights for managing and administering their firm’s online presence. Combined with two factor authentication (known as Login Approvals on Facebook) this provides a higher level of security, and greater granularity about what users can do.

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