My name is John Weeden, a social media junkie and a viral strategist. This blog titled, Brainworms and The Buzz™, will feature a variety of topics ranging from the good, the bad and the memorable. Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/johnweeden.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Protecting your Facebook and Twitter accounts from Firesheep hijacks
If you haven't heard, there's a new Firefox plugin called #Firesheep which enables people in public places to remotely hijack your Facebook/Twitter and other accounts when you're using free public WiFi. More than 70,000 people a day are downloading this evil tool. Scary stuff. To protect yourself check out & install "HTTPS Everywhere." https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
I've installed this; and it's free. It encrypts Facebook, Twitter, Google and more than a dozen similar sites with an HTTPS security (like when you log-in for electronic banking). If you use FB over WiFi, you NEED to check this out and protect yourself.
I'm not a techie, but I welcome comments and suggestions so that we can educate and protect those who are less tech savvy.
I've installed this; and it's free. It encrypts Facebook, Twitter, Google and more than a dozen similar sites with an HTTPS security (like when you log-in for electronic banking). If you use FB over WiFi, you NEED to check this out and protect yourself.
I'm not a techie, but I welcome comments and suggestions so that we can educate and protect those who are less tech savvy.
See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/e6wf
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Here's a quick article explaining the new Facebook Pages Spam Filter. If you are a business owner or marketer, this article is a good and quick read. http://amplify.com/u/e4y7 http://amplify.com/u/e4ya
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