In the last few days there has been significant information in the press about the Heartbleed Exploit. One headline said that 66% of the Internet would be affected, another estimate said 500,000 websites.
Here is the information you need to have:
1. The exploit can only work on websites that use a particular type of security certificate.
2. Websites hosted by ACTSmart are not affected and are safe.
3. What can I do about it?
Answer: Not much, it is a server issue and all the major web hosting companies are applying a fix.
Here are a few articles on the exploit for your information:
Washington Post
Techcrunch
Huffington Pos
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Friday, April 11, 2014
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