Heartbleed a Year Later: How the Security Conversation Changed | Linux Today

Heartbleed a Year Later: How the Security Conversation Changed

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 8, 2015

Heartbleed was not the worst vulnerability in history, but it was noteworthy because of the hype and hysteria that it created. It triggered a global update of OpenSSL servers, desktops and mobile apps around the world and it did leave most of the world’s Internet population at risk of exploitation for a period of time.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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