Apparently, San Francisco based Twitter is just as freaked out about AP’s recent account hack as AP is, if not more so. However, as opposed to promising a solution, Twitter is instead telling users that “we believe that these attacks will continue,” and that users need to be more careful with their accounts.
As Buzzfeed reports, Twitter sent a memo to news organizations (before you ask, no, The Appeal didn’t get one) detailing ways these publications can protect their accounts, some of which don’t seem completely practical.
For example, the memo suggests using only one computer for the publication’s Twitter account, a computer that won’t be used for surfing the web or checking email. From the memo:
Designate one computer to use for Twitter. This helps keep your Twitter password from being spread around. Don’t use this computer to read email or surf the web, to reduce the chances of malware infection.
So, a dedicated Twitter device? Too bad Peek kicked the bucket!
Read the full memo here, via Buzzfeed.
