Heads up ; Heartbleed Bug: Public urged to reset all passwords

[Anonymous]

Heartbleed Bug: Public urged to reset all passwords

Source ; BBC news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26954540

[Anonymous]

In this day and age how are things like this allowed to happen

[Anonymous]

Because the Internet, wonderful though it is, is far from secure. And there are many very very clever people out there spending every day trying to find holes in it.

We will never be totally safe online

[Anonymous]

True I just find it hard to understand why we can't stop them

[aldaweb]

If in doubt about the sites you visit then enter the address into the page here https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/index.html and it should tell you whether they are vulnerable under this threat. Use the https login address of the site you're testing to be sure. The Caveat being that the site may already have rectified the vulnerability.

Of course basic password security should be followed ie not using the same password for all sites etc.

[anticpated]

Of course, you have more chance of your password not being "guessed" by a password dictionary if it isn't actually a real word instead of a mixture of character types with a non-repetitive pattern. And change them, on a random basis.

With the amount of encryption on the internet these days, you'd expect if any data was leaked it should be fairly unreadable. However in the world of underground hacking I suppose anything is possible these days.

http://www.passwordmeter.com/

That's a fairly good website to gauge how good it is in the first place.

[gemz4the1]

I've heard a few stories about this but I have to admit I don't understand it.  Is it just like a virus?

[Anonymous]

An interesting read http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2014/04/what-is-the-heart-bleed-bug-and-how-can-it-affect-you/ @gemz4the1

[gemz4the1]

Thanks for that link @Anonymous - yes it is an interesting read.  I guess it is more of a websites obligation to prevent this bug rather than individuals, but it is always wise to protect yourself with security on devices.

[Anonymous]

Agreed.