In the past few months, a few computer security issues have become headline news. Two security issues in particular have computer users changing passwords and downloading updates on a regular basis: The Heartbleed bug and Internet Explorer control.
Heartbleed is a security bug that affects web servers using OpenSSL cryptography. OpenSSL stands for Open Source Secure Socket Layer. The cryptography is a way to ensure the safety of a website. However, the bug directly infiltrated the system by exploiting something called the heartbeat extension. Basically, the bug created a way to see data in each “heartbeat” of the system operation.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
