On 11-12-2008 stories started to circulate about a third party website that is duping users into entering the credentials they use for Twitter. Twitter is a social networking site where users write messages up to 140 characters in length to each other via SMS, web and email.

While web scams are nothing new, this latest story underscores the importance of adhering to strong password policies and using common sense on the web. Twitter users who entered their credentials on this bogus site have put their web based accounts that share the same credentials in jeopardy.

Network Velocity recommends using a password manager such as RoboForm to securely create and store random passwords.

And a final reminder about passwords, longer passwords are more secure than short passwords, no matter how difficult the short password may seem. For instance, “thisverylongandsimplepassword” is more secure than a short password that uses random characters like $#@^.

Always use common sense and, if possible, always use RoboForm!