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04-11-2014, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Ellington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster 351W, T5, Red & White
Posts: 3,478
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Heartbleed Security Flaw
With the recent publicity on Heartbleed, thought the following would be of interest as a condensed explanation. Published by re/Code Daily, comments by Walt Mossberg, formerly the journalist for computer tech etc. at the Wall St Journal. Most important, should anyone have additional clarification or correction to the information below, please post.
Q.Reading about the “Heartbleed” security flaw leaves me confused. What can I as a consumer do to protect my data? Must I change all my passwords?
A.There’s very little any average consumer can do to ensure that her data is safe, because this extremely nasty security vulnerability directly affected servers of the websites you use, and not individual computers or other devices. Still, if hackers exploited it, experts say they could have stolen consumers’ passwords. Trouble is, even sites that now say they were affected can’t say for sure if anything was stolen.
The best thing to do is to wait until a site you frequent tells you it has patched the security hole, and then change your password. You can also check if a site is fixed or still vulnerable by typing its address into the online tool here, provided by the security company Qualys, which rates sites’ security by letter grade. If a site gets any variation of an A, I’d advise continuing to use it, but with a new password. If it gets anything less, I’d try and stay off of it for now and wait to change the password. (If you are an Apple user, the company says its operating systems and “key Web-based services” weren’t affected, but that doesn’t mean that sites you visit on Apple devices were unaffected.)
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/index.html
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2014 Porsche Cayman S, 2014 M-B CLA 45 AMG,
Unkown:"Their sweet lines all but take my breath away, and I desire them as much for their beauty as for their use "
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04-11-2014, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Pentwater,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Professional Cobra & Streetrod Builder
Posts: 5,352
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Just for info ???
Looking up www.moroso yesterday and all kinds of red flags popped up. Moroso for heavens sake;
No validation code available
Invalid Signature
Don't trust
Do you want to leave immediately
Do you trust this site? DON'T!
OK, already, I called instead. Said they were looking into it.
This is before I heard the news last night! Don't know if it is the new "Heartbleed" or not? Just passing it along as I assume it's that time of year for guys looking for parts.
DV
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04-11-2014, 10:18 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Ellington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster 351W, T5, Red & White
Posts: 3,478
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Re/code web site, daily auto feed e-mail upon signing up is free:
Security | Re/code
Walt Mossberg's articles appeared in the WSJ for years ++, Walt mentioning Qualys as a source for web site validation. As a WSJ reader with no expertise in computer tech, Walt's articles were very informative, especially in product comparisons.
Walt Mossberg | Re/code
Would add to the discussion for an accomplished security expert to comment.
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2014 Porsche Cayman S, 2014 M-B CLA 45 AMG,
Unkown:"Their sweet lines all but take my breath away, and I desire them as much for their beauty as for their use "
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04-12-2014, 01:06 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Ellington,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster 351W, T5, Red & White
Posts: 3,478
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Not Ranked
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2014 Porsche Cayman S, 2014 M-B CLA 45 AMG,
Unkown:"Their sweet lines all but take my breath away, and I desire them as much for their beauty as for their use "
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