Report: NSA knew about Heartbleed bug and took advantage of it, but the NSA denies the charge
A new development in the Heartbleed bug story: Bloomberg reports that America’s spy service knew about it and has been using it for two years. Read more »
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A new development in the Heartbleed bug story: Bloomberg reports that America’s spy service knew about it and has been using it for two years. Read more »
Does the Heartbleed hubbub mean we should re-consider use of open-source software? Probably not, but it’s worth discussing. Read more »
Don’t let down your guard. While many websites have been updated against Heartbleed, a lot of the hardware running the internet is also infected. Read more »
As the threat from the Heartbleed flaw sinks in, before you start logging on to all of your online services and update your account information, it is a good idea to… Read more »
Researchers have discovered a serious flaw known as Heartbleed that affects the security software that runs on about two-thirds of the servers on the internet and could expose user data, including… Read more »
After first patching an SSL vulnerability in iOS 7, Apple followed with a fix for OS X. Mavericks 10.9.2 is now available and also includes support for Facetime audio calls on a Mac. Read more »
You may be familiar with the “https” prefix that tells you your connection is secure. Well, get ready to see a lot more of it — standards-makers have decided that HTTP… Read more »
Ahead of our Mobilize event Oct. 16 and 17, we asked experts how 50 billion connected devices and 6 billion people change their industries. In this essay, Arrayent’s Shane Dyer talks… Read more »
The Snowden scoops have caused a great deal of excitement in the security community, of both the good and bad kinds. But mostly bad — when your job is to help… Read more »
There’s no guarantee of online privacy and security, but here’s a list of tools you can use to at least cover the basics. Ultimately, though, they will require a serious revamp… Read more »