After a series of hacking accounts mainstream media, Twitter on Wednesday launched additional security measures that will allow subscribers who wish to set up a double authentication system before connecting.twitter said on his blog that launched a dual authentication. It is "a double-check to be sure that it is you," said the social network to its users. "You will need an email address and a valid phone number. After a quick test to see if your phone can receive messages from Twitter, you can launch you, "said Jim O'Leary, in charge of security products at Twitter.
This security solution will send a message on the phone of the subscriber with a verification code to 6 digits to connect, in addition to the traditional password. "Of course, even with this option enabled security, it is important that customers use a secure password and they follow the rest of our recommendations for their account remains secure," said Mr. O'Leary.This authentication seems to be a good thing, but "it all depends on how Twitter will deploy," said James Gabberty, professor of information systems at Pace University.
Regular change password
Use a separate means of communication, such as a mobile phone in this case, is "generally very safe," he further noted. But it is preferable that the subscription of the phone and the internet service provider depends on two different companies, with "different architectures." He adds, "if they are two different companies so it is extremely safe and that gives maximum assurance that the received message has not been compromised," he added. However, it points to the problem of regular change of passwords and other security weaknesses.The accounts of large media groups such as the Financial Times, The Associated Press or any of those of the Agence France-Presse, were recently hacked. A fake tweet published in late April on behalf of the AP announcing an attack on the White House and caused a strong reaction to the New York Stock Exchange, even though things were then returned to normal. A group called the Syrian Electronic Army ("Syrian Electronic Army", SEA), apparently affiliated with Bashar al-Assad, has claimed responsibility for hacking the accounts of the AFP, AP and other media.The American satirical website The Onion, the victim of the SEA early May, gave details of the attack he suffered, describing how some of its employees had received emails trapped so that hackers get their passwords .Twitter, which has become a major player in social networks, regularly seen its security singled out in recent months. The site was reported in February and have been hit by a cyber attack "sophisticated" in which the passwords 250,000 users had been stolen.
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