Comments on: Social Hacking is Primetime http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/ Driving Innovation Thu, 24 May 2012 14:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Risks in the Cloud | Oracle http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/comment-page-1/#comment-8989 Risks in the Cloud | Oracle Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:30:19 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2290#comment-8989 [...] sidebar, with nefarious social hacking on the rise, why would you trust a Twitter service provider that doesn’t use Twitter’s [...] [...] sidebar, with nefarious social hacking on the rise, why would you trust a Twitter service provider that doesn’t use Twitter’s [...]

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/comment-page-1/#comment-5929 Jake Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:29:07 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2290#comment-5929 Weird, I don't recall one when I changed mine a few weeks ago. It's a good step, but I really think they need to force strong passwords. People are pretty hooked on FB now, so there's less worry they'll get annoyed and quit. Weird, I don't recall one when I changed mine a few weeks ago. It's a good step, but I really think they need to force strong passwords. People are pretty hooked on FB now, so there's less worry they'll get annoyed and quit.

]]> By: AmiD http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/comment-page-1/#comment-5928 AmiD Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:55:35 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2290#comment-5928 FYI..just changed my Facebook password and they do now have a "password strength" o meter. FYI..just changed my Facebook password and they do now have a “password strength” o meter.

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 Jake Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:08:13 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2290#comment-5909 Sure, this is always the Catch-22 problem, and one of the big promises of OpenID.<br><br>So, I use OpenID whenever possible, and for the others, if I feel it's something that should be secure, I'll use a strong password that I can remember. If not, I'll use a weaker one from the list of passwords I have memorized.<br><br>The trick is using the service enough to memorize the password, which I do for FB, Twitter, Google, etc. Sure, this is always the Catch-22 problem, and one of the big promises of OpenID.

So, I use OpenID whenever possible, and for the others, if I feel it's something that should be secure, I'll use a strong password that I can remember. If not, I'll use a weaker one from the list of passwords I have memorized.

The trick is using the service enough to memorize the password, which I do for FB, Twitter, Google, etc.

]]> By: Jason K. http://theappslab.com/2009/01/22/social-hacking-is-primetime/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Jason K. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:09:24 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=2290#comment-5907 Jake: regarding your point number 4: I do use different passwords for different accounts, but don't have a process for changing them regularly. How do you manage that and keep track of everything? I suppose writing them down is one alternative, but that in itself is security risk. Jake: regarding your point number 4: I do use different passwords for different accounts, but don't have a process for changing them regularly. How do you manage that and keep track of everything? I suppose writing them down is one alternative, but that in itself is security risk.

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