Consumerist – by Mary Beth Quirk
One second everything on the Internet appears normal, and the next thing you know, everyone is talking about some security bug called “Heartbleed” that’s out to get us all. So what is it, and is it as scary of a problem as it seems to be?
To put it simply, it’s a bug that’s existed for two years, recently discovered by researchers at Google and a Finnish security firm called Codenomicon, and it could affect anyone who uses the Internet, so yes, it’s pretty darn worrisome. Continue reading “What Is This Scary Heartbleed Bug, And Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About It?”