According to Graham Cluley, security bod and Sophos blogger, it isn't a very good idea to Tweet your porn star name.

Cluley has apparently noticed a trend of people tweeting their porn name - a combination of your pet's name and your mother's maiden name - or in this case - "the name of the first street you lived on" and has become rather concerned.

Porn star names might seem like good fun, but they lose their shine when you realise the security nightmare you are slowly twittering yourself into. Just think about it, how many times have you forgotten a log-in and had to respond to the prompt questions offered by your provider? And what is always the first question? Yup, "What is your pet's name?"

"A hacker could grab details like your pet's name to try and crack into your email account," Cluley warned. "Think that's unlikely? Well, the likes of Sarah Palin, Paris Hilton (Sneak always thought that was her porn star name) and Salma Hayek have all had their private email accounts broken into by hackers after they guessed their so-called 'secret answers'. In addition, just think of how many people use the name of their beloved pet labradoodle as their password for umpteen online accounts anyway!"

Of all the things that Sneak would like to do with a porn star, tweeting was the first one that he has had to Google. However he has heeded Cluley's advice and changed all his passwords. Again.

12 May 2009