April 11, 2014 archive

The Heartbleed SSL Bug

Are you still there, server? It's me, Margaret

Just days ago one of the largest Internet security flaws in recent history was discovered: the Heartbleed bug. While you’ve probably heard on the news about this bug, this cartoon is probably the simplest explanation yet. The Heartbleed bug tricks a server into spilling out extra information from its memory. A server’s memory often includes …

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