Mostly Security Snippets from Tom Olzak

Just trying to make it through the morass of information security issues slamming the Net every day. Helping others to do the same.

Feb 25, 2009 8:42am

Use TinyURL wisely

I use TinyURL all the time. However, I am also set up to force a review of the underlying URL before proceeding to a site represented by an abbreviated URL I receive from others. This can be done via the TinyURL site?, which requires placing a “review cookie” on your computer. Don’t want to preview the link first? Then you might end up a victim.

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