heartbleed
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Please Stop Comparing Every Security Flaw To Heartbleed
After security firm CrowdStrike discovered a virtual machine security flaw that could (in theory) put millions of data centres at risk for malware attack this week, the comparisons came on hot, sticky, and thick. It was Heartbleed, all over again… but this time, even WORSE.
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Another OpenSSL Vulnerability Left Encrypted Data Exposed For 10 Years
It’s been just a few months since the Heartbleed OpenSSL security flaw was discovered, and we’re now learning about a newly-discovered hole in the widely-used security protocol. The good news is that there’s a fix. The bad news is that the vulnerability has existed for a decade, and we’ll never know how much it was…
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Running The Heartbleed Code To See Exactly How It Works
By now, you’ve read all about Heartbleed — but what, exactly, does it look like in action? Thankfully some nerdy brave computer scientists have run it, so you don’t have to.
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How To Check If Your Android Device Could Be Hacked Via Heartbleed
Heartbleed is causing heartache on hundreds of servers all over the internet, but security researchers have also warned that the bug could allow direct hacks of Android too. Here’s how to check if your device is at risk.