A bogus has been heard recently everywhere but the Twitter has already dismissed the matter.
What necessary measures should be taken by the Twitter a/c holder to protect themselves from the disturbance of Intruders?
Dear Zahangir.Kabir,
Yes you are true that the amount of Twitter account that are being attacked is increasing day by day.
Twitter also works hard to solve this problem. But its not them, its you who could take the best care of your account.
Here is some basic security fact that you should take care of.
1. Use a password that is hard to guess from your contact info.
2. Try to change password frequently.
3. Use REVOKE ACCESS option from CONNECTION under ACCOUNT SETTINGS
4. Try not to open untrusted Link.
5. Keep your Internet Security updated.
I hope if you maintain these issues regularly you may keep your Twitter Account away from intruders.
Now in this current world Twitter is one of the best communication system.
Twitter has 175 million requested users. Day by day users are increasing but there is a great threat for Twitter users that sometimes users lost their Account username and password. More than 55000 Twitter account usernames and password are being accessed illegally.
Though Twitter challenged court order to protect a single users privacy.
A Twitter user can follow some step to protect his account.
Given below with photo :
1) Don't use Revoke Access to unnecessary Application
2) Check the URL of the Twitter login page
Whenever login to Twitter account always checks whether it is twitter.com/login or not
3) Avoid web based Twitter Apps which ask for your password
4) Beware of direct message from users
5) By making your account private
6) Don't share your personal information
7) Use an Antivirus and Firewall
To protect your Twitter account from intruders just follows some more steps
Step-1:
You should not share your personal information like your e-mail, personal or business address, telephone or cell numbers, on Twitter.
Step-2:
Keep away from web-based applications that ask you to provide your twitter username and password. Well behaved applications use twitters OAuth and do not ask you to provide your twitter password.
Step-3:
To keep strong your password you should change Regularly Password. Keep changing your password every 4-6 weeks to make sure highest security.
Step-4:
Shortened URLs are often used to hide from view dangerous web addresses. Clicking and visiting dangerous websites leads to dangers of malware, phishing websites, etc.
Step-5:
Phishing attacks habitually use undeviating mail to lure unwary users to a login page where they are asked to supply their username and password. The problem is that you may receive such a DM from a dependable user you are following, whose account has been compromised.
Step-6:
If you are using Twitter to correspond between a selected group of friends, classmates, or family, believes assembly your Twitter feed private. This can also be an optional alternative for youth on Twitter. To make an account personal, go to your Twitter Settings, and select the “Protect my tweets“ option.
1. Strong Password can always help you from intruders. Passwords that contain letters (in caps as well as in small case) and numbers and special symbols are considered to be very strong. Twitter displays the password strength on the right hand side of the password. You can use it to check whether your password is strong enough. Another good technique would be to change your password regularly.
2. Watch out for suspicious links, and always make sure you’re on Twitter.com before you enter your login information.
3. Use HTTPS for improved security.
4. Don't give your username and password out to interested third-parties, especially those promising to get your followers or make you money.
5. Make sure your computer and operating system is up-to-date with the most recent patches, upgrades, and anti-virus software.
