LinkedIn was hacked,and on their blog [1] they recommend below
We are working hard to protect you, but there are also steps that you can take to protect yourself, such as:
me: guys if you cannot make your systems secure,then do not use an unsalted SHA1 ( please do not pick md5sum in your next “solution”) format to secure them.That said,we do not need you to protect us something specially as you write it in [1] ,but just use proper tools to protect your site,and our passwords there.
And below LinkedIn recommendations [ -> [1] ] are epic … Is this joke?Nothing better to offer than copy/paste of “security advices”
- Make sure you update your password on LinkedIn (and any site that you visit on the Web) at least once every few months.
- Do not use the same password for multiple sites or accounts.
- Create a strong password for your account, one that includes letters, numbers, and other characters.
- Watch out for phishing emails and spam emails requesting personal or sensitive information.
Going to implement 1-4 🙂
Cheers 🙂
[1] http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/06/07/taking-steps-to-protect-our-members/
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