For this week’s in-the-news article, I chose one that is very relevant in today’s cyber security community and political community. \u00a0This article focuses on the security of Twitter accounts, or lack thereof security. \u00a0President Donald J. Trump has been known to tweet every now and again, and since he is so active on Twitter, hackers are trying to find ways to compromise his account, along with other members of his cabinet.<\/p>\n
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“The problem revolves around the service\u2019s password reset function. If the account holder doesn’t take certain steps to secure it, Twitter exposes information that anyone with the right skills can use to uncover what email address — in redacted form — was used to secure a Twitter account.”<\/p>\n
“The hacker found the same issue with the Twitter accounts for the vice president, the first lady and Trump\u2019s press secretary, all of which were also secured with Gmail addresses.” \u00a0Clearly, our highest officials should not be using personal Gmail accounts. \u00a0Without a Government domain, there is no guarantee that this data remains in the United States, and could be putting national security at risk if the account is compromised. \u00a0The main focus of the 2016 presidential election was that Hillary Clinton was using private e-mail servers for confidential information. \u00a0I believe that is less risky than using a third-party personal G-Mail address.<\/p>\n
“On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was found tweeting and then deleting what appeared to be a password, although it\u2019s still unclear what really happened.”<\/p>\n