Twitter has been under pressure to increase its security after it was hacked a little over two weeks ago. While the company still hasn’t released two-factor authentication for its apps, it is stepping up security by adopting DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance.”
What DMARC does is helps reduce email-based phishing attacks. DMARC gives email providers a means to block emails from fake domains. Phishing is an attempt to gain access to a user’s account through tricking a users to click a malicious link to a fake website. There are many Twitter users who have had their logins phished. Just this past week, Burger King had its Twitter account hacked and defaced, claiming that the company had been sold to McDonalds.
Twitter now joins the ranks of AOL, Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo! Mail as having implemented DMARC. While this won’t stop hacks, it acts as a first line of defense.
Source: Twitter
