Thank God the Tweets were NOT true & I'm soooo glad that I wasn't on Twitter at the time, only becoming aware of such when reading the Tweet sent from Kian's Wife Jodie's Twitter to confirm that Kian's Twitter Account had in fact been Hacked Into!!!!........................
Crazy & Dangerous Threats here from Unpleasant Hackers who always appear to negatively overtake someone's account & profile to spread stuff of devastation!.........Not so much a threat for 'us mere mortals & normal individuals' on Twitter BUT the above report illustrates the 'Carnage' & 'Worry' that could ensue from the spreading of Info Horribly Shared & Broadcast by these Idiot Hackers out there!!!.....Damage Levels could be immense!......................................................
This also leads on to us questioning our Security Online & Via Our Social Network Pages & Profiles & Considerations & Effective Choices we should make when setting up Security Info/User Id's/Passwords etc!?!........................................................
As a Girlie who has become Addicted to All Things Social Media & Always Loving to Discover New 'Web-Finds', ie:.....Websites/Pages/Companies/Brands/Goodies/Widgets/Tools/Extensions etc etc................Has Led Me to Become a Part of Many Web Offerings, Registering & Setting Up Profiles in a Variety of Settings etc, thus now being the Proud Owner of Numerous Profiles & Account Pages allowing My Participation within such Social Media Sites etc!...................................................................
However, having an abundance of different & separate User Id's & Passwords etc Created for Specific Sites I will admit has posed significant problems in regards to my memory lacking all data which is only further exacerbated everytime I find a new & exciting Site to Join & thus More ID Info to Input & Try & Store in My Brain in order to Log-In each time! (Especially since My Old & Worn PC is on it's Last Legs & So Daily Issues with Google Chrome Shutting Down Properly is ALWAYS AN ISSUE, which causes no info to be remembered such as Chrome remembering Passwords etc for me & therefore my Passwords MUST BE ENTERED EVERY SINGLE TIME I LOG-IN TO EACH SITE!!).............................................................................................
These Little Niggles of Mine in regards to Logging-In with Correct Saved ID Data obviously is not in essence a MAJOR BUGBARE EVERY SINGLE VISIT ONLINE AS I ENTER MY FAVOURITE SOCIAL NETWORKS WITH EASE, due to visiting them on a REGULAR BASIS, ie;, causing My Memory to be Flawless in terms of Recalling My Log-In Details to Type In at Enter Stage!..........BUT.........Those Sites Visited LESS FREQUENTLY and Perhaps Only Set-Up to Access Certain Information but Intending Not to Click on Very Often............WELL THOSE SLIGHTLY LESS POPULAR SITES OF MINE.........MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WILL NEVER HAVE ME RECALLING PASSWORDS etc WITH EASE & USUALLY END UP WITH ME HAVING TO PASSWORD RESETS etc VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS & SECURITY INFORMATION & QUESTIONS SET-UP AT REGISTERING STAGE!!...................................................................
BEST SECURITY ADVICE REGARDING ONLINE REGISTERING & LOG-ON DETAILS SUGGESTS THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THE SAME PASSWORD etc FOR USE WITHIN MULTIPLE SITES!!!..............................................I Must Admit, although I am fully aware of such advice, I have seriously considered such actions lately to ensure that I ALWAYS REMEMBER WITH EASE MY USER ID INFO 4 ALL SITES I CHOOSE TO VISIT!...........BUT ALAS THIS REPORT ABOVE & MOST RECENT CASE OF PROFILES BEING HACKED CAUSES CONCERN & THE QUESTIONS OF HOW TO MAKE YOUR ONLINE EXPERIENCE & PROFILE MUCH MORE SECURE WHILST BEING USER FRIENDLY ALLOWING FOR RECALL OF INFORMATION WITH EASE, WHILST PROTECTING ALL YOUR PROFILES IN THE FULLEST 100% SAFEST MANNER??!!:.......................................................................................
I'm Trying to Think of Ways to Ensure ALL My Web Activity & Accounts Possess Entirely Different Log-In Data, whilst CREATING PASSWORDS THAT ARE NOT OF THE NORM, IE:, NOT PREDICTABLE & NOT EASY TO INFILTRATE BY ANY SO-CALLED HACKERS etc! PLUS ALSO:..........Trying to Think of a Method of Creating Individual Log-Ins for Each & Every Site & Profile I Possess Online but in a way that Memory & Recall of Such is Never an Issue, causing Delays in entering All Sites etc?????!!!!!!!!..............Mmmmmmm this is definitely an Priority Activity to Re-establish & Look Into All My Security Info Online & Conclude whether Changes should be made to Maximise Security & Minimise Risk to Identity Theft & Hackers etc?!..................................I have given in to setting up a handful of Profiles under identical passwords even though fully in the knowledge that this is AN UNSAFE & UNRECOMMENDED PRACTICE!!..........So Going Forward, Plans by Moi will be evident Me Thinks to Try & Increase & Strengthen My Web Security whilst Experiencing Access to All Sites with Ease.........................................ANY IDEAS & THOUGHTS BY ANYONE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED?!..............................A Main Suggestion/Idea that Pops to Mind is arriving at some kind of Method/System that I can Relate to Each & Every Site BUT IN AN INDIVIDUAL MANNER UNIQUELY TAILORED IN SOME WAY TO THAT PARTICULAR/SPECIFIC SITE ONLINE.......that permits the CREATION OF A DESIGNATED PASSWORD etc DESIGNED WITH SUCH A PROFILE/NETWORK IN MIND, WHILST RETAINING THE APPROPRIATE RULES & GUIDELINES FOR KEEPING MY IDENTITY & ACCOUNT ACTIVITY 100% SECURE ONLINE AT ALL TIMES?!!....................................................................................................................
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EG:.....................EACH & EVERY SITES BOASTS IT'S OWN UNIQUE PASSWORD NOT TAILORED BY SOME FORMULA CREATION AS PUT FORWARD ABOVE....BUT.......INSTEAD ALL SECURITY DATA EASILY RECALLED BY SOME KIND OF MEMORY STIMULANT FORMULA CREATED?!................IE:..............Finding a Way to Memorise Loads of Log-In Detail Easily, with Reference to a Plethora of Sites, STORING DETAIL in SOME KINDA WAY BUT WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING A RECORD OF SUCH!!??? (eg: Not Noting Down in Pen Any Security Details etc)..........................................................................................
OK, I Have Rambled on Here, WITHOUT ANY CLEAR ANALYSIS or CONCLUSION BUT:.............My Comments Within Such May Hopefully Cause Some Kinda Reaction or Suggestions by Some Readers out there with their own views & ideas but also is a Never-Ending Issue Caused by Multiple & Ongoing Risks & Reports Regarding Online Security & These Are My Thoughts at Present & Definitely Instigating Me to Look Over & Make Improvements & Amendments to the Ways in Which I Log-On, Register, & Participate Online within Web Sites & Social Networks, whilst trying to Protect My Own Identity & Profiles & Minimising Hacker Interference to a Minimum!!...........My Main Accounts Online which Dictate & Deserve the Utmost Attention & Highest Security Levels, eg:... Bank Account & Internet Banking Log-On Details etc Plus, eg:...........Shopping Online & eg:......Paypal Account Online..........ALL OF THESE AFOREMENTIONED SITES ALREADY HAVE PROPER & UNIQUE USER ID's/PASSWORDS/VARIOUS SECURITY QUESTIONS & ANSWER PROMPTS etc IN PLACE!!.....................................................................Therefore Any Imminent Danger & Worry of Hackers & Identity Theft is Purely In Relation to Social Network Sites & Profile Accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Google, Yahoo, etc etc!!.............................................................So Reality of Such Danger & Possible Problems & 'Fake' Info Then Perhaps Posted by these Hackers is Linked to Stuff Such as Fake Statements & Postings & Sharing of Information & Comments that they purport to be from Moi!..............All in All, these instances may cause a Small Amount of Inconvenience & Having to Repair Opinions of eg Friends Who May have read such INACCURATE STATEMENTS & FALSE DECLARATIONS THEY ARE MISLED BY & INITIALLY THINKING WERE CREATIONS BY MOI!...........HOWEVER:...........................Such Sites are Visited By Myself on a Regular Basis & So There's the Hope that I would Identify & Notice Such Rubbish Posted by a Fake in My Place Relatively Quickly & thus REMEDY such Situations in a Prompt Manner & Appropriate Attitude too!.....................................Plus ACTUAL CONTENT within such Sites never Begs to Pose Significant or Major Topics or Opinions.............Dealing Mostly with Fun Stuff & News Online................So No Serious Harm or Result is Ever Achieved!!....As Opposed to eg:.....Hacking into a Highly Classified Site Owned by Myself & Requiring Proper & Secure Info, Preventing Any Adverse Affects from Account Infiltration...eg:...My Bank Account etc!......................................................................................HOWEVER IT MUST BE NOTED AS AN END NOTE & CONSIDERATION TO PUT FORWARD IN FUTURE MONTHS IN ARRIVING AT NEW, CLEAR & CONCISE METHODS TO DEAL WITH ALL ISSUES ABOVE.......................................THE MAIN POINT TO NOTE & SECURITY INFO TO CHECK & NO DOUBT CHANGE OR UPDATE VIA WEB:.............IE:......................CHECKING ALL DATA & INFO ENTERED WITHIN EACH OF MY SOCIAL NETWORKS & ONLINE SITES/ACCOUNTS/PROFILES etc?!:.........................................NOTING ALL PRIVATE DATA STORED WITH SUCH ONLINE & THEN DECIDING WHETHER TO INCREASE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT etc?..........................................EG:......................................................MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT:............................Profile Details Include Email Addresses & Mobile Phone Number (Not Visible to Anyone on FB Page Online but Merely as Contact Details for Facebook)...................So Decide what Type & Level of Risk is Involved with Each Profile/Account & Relevant Info Supplied Including What Dangers Could Ensue Based on Worst Possible Scenarios etc?!..........................................................................
LAST BUT NOT LEAST.......FINAL COMMENT (I Promise!! LOL)..........IS TO ALL THOSE HACKERS OUT THERE!:...How Very Very Sad that You Spend Your Time Online Stealing Other's Identities whilst Spreading Malicious Gossip & Derogatory & Negative Information rather than being Proud of Your Own Unique Contribution Online & to Society as a Whole! In My Opinion (Which Many May Perceive as being Slightly 'Over the Top' & a Product of My Overly Sentimental & Emotional Personality).....I Shout Out:....PATHETIC, JEALOUS, NASTY, & CRIMINAL ARE TRAIT DESCRIPTIONS THAT COME TO THE MIND OF MOI!......When Wishing to Label Such Idiots, Hackers & Security/Identity Thiefs!!
SEE BELOW SITES TO VISIT:...More Info & Links in Relation to Web Security Groups & News Updates etc....eg:....Press Release in Relation to 'National E-Security Awareness Week'! & Tools Available Such As eg:....Anti-Virus, Security, & Data Protection Products, Tools, & Trials for Web & Email etc!:............................
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