Heart Bleed - What It Is And What To Do

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Published on April 12, 2014 9:08:24 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-kjb3CHXQ

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You've undoubtedly heard quite a bit about Heart Bleed- the OpenSSL vulnerability that potentially made seemingly private data readable by intruders, using the TLS heartbeat as a means of accessing buffer storage and private keys. Think the solution is to just change your password? Think again. The hysteria is overblown, but that doesn't mean we're all in the clear. Kim Horcher, Tim Frisch, and Matt Key (writer and comic) discuss.

Thanks to Stephen Garcia (@LibNLearn) for contributing to this video.

Link mentioned in video: http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/

Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jameslyne/2014/04/10/avoiding-heartbleed-hype-what-to-do-to-stay-safe/