Twitter has announced it will begin scanning links posted by users to thwart phishing attacks and the spread of malware on the site.
– Twitter has announced plans to route all links through a scanner in a bid to boost security and weed out malicious activity.
The move follows a partnership announced in November between URL shortening service Bit.ly and security companies VeriSign, Websense and Sophos.
“By routing all …
Bit.ly, a URL shortening service popular among Twitter users, is partnering with VeriSign, Websense and Sophos to add a new level of security. The move addresses the growing abuse of shortened URLs, which conceal the full addresses of Websites, by attackers and spammers.
– Bit.ly, a URL shortening service popular among Twitter users, announced
partnerships Nov. 30 with security companies VeriSign, Websense and Sophos.
The alliance is designed to bring a new level of security to URL shortening,
which has increasingly been abused by spammers
and attackers. Services …
