Navot Peled

Twitter on Ulitzer The repeated Twitter hacking exposes the complex and serious security issue on the web.  Unfortunately for Twitter (Google Apps, Facebook, and others), the problems have unfolded in a public arena, forcing them respond quickly to calm users and resulting in a short term solution (that clearly has not been working!).  What is unknown to many internet users is that the problem doesn't end with Twitter's band aid approach, nor is the intrusion limited to internet sites. The security issues don't start here - they start with the platforms and applications that don't enable software to be developed with the proper security.  Fortunately for the software developers but unfortunately for the public, the greater problem has stayed out of the headlines of mainstream media outlets. It's time to end the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude.  It is b... (more)