As the surge of popularity direngkuhnya, practically making Twitter an easy target for cyber criminals. Especially if you look at the system that carried on micro-blogging site was a very open, very easy for hackers to break into.
So the need was great for Twitter users to fortify themselves. This is to ensure that our security was busy terkamin when blue birds chirping in this site.
Here are 10 tips to play safe by Ema Linaker Twitter, AVG Global Head of Online Engagement:
1. Limit your conversation
The use of Twitter is easy to make the users often easily tweet about the location and activities. However, users are often unaware that their account is a public account (not protected or restricted), then everyone can see them tweet it.
The comments given in response to light of the tweet could eventually be used to determine the daily schedule of activities and plans that user. Criminals can use this to make the user's next victim.
2. Beware of Opening Links
Be careful opening the link or links that you get. Many people who use a URL shortening service on Twitter, so it is often difficult to really know which site you are visiting.
Web security products can indeed be used to examine the links are. However, the most important thing is to keep in mind that if there is doubt about the links you get, you should not be opened!
3. Beware!
Be aware of suspicious activities on the timeline or your inbox. When you start getting suspicious messages or your friends start to tweet or send spam messages smell, you should first make sure whether your partner's account had been targeted by hackers or crackers.
4. Think Before Posting
Your tweet can be read by people all over the world. Even after removal, your tweets can still be viewed by using a search engine. Think carefully what you want to write, because the consequences of your writing may be further away than you think. Using the hashtag will also facilitate the search for your tweet.
5. Hurry Do not Believe
You never know who your followers on twitter. Do not easily believe in and make friends with people who may have bad intentions.
6. Check the Third Party Applications In Thoroughly
There are hundreds of applications that you can use on Twitter. Before you use these applications, make sure that their security. Look for applications that are widely discussed in trusted sites. Remember that these applications often need a password and your username.
7. Password Information
Use a different password for each of your social networking accounts. If you want a more secure, create different e-mail accounts to your social networks. That way, when you close your social networking account, you can easily remove your e-mail.
8. At Log in
Check your browser settings you use. Make sure that your information is not recorded when you are using a shared computer.
9. Beware Of Scams
Beware of attempts to get your personal information through a tweet or Direct Message (DM) is deceptive.
10. When Using Cell Phones
Be careful with your cell phone and anyone can use it. If you have a Twitter application, make sure you always log out after you use it
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