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Are you protected from Heartbleed Bug??

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Internet security experts are scrambling to patch an alarming encryption vulnerability that has exposed millions of passwords and personal information, including credit-card numbers, email accounts and a wide range of online commerce.

How big of a deal is this?

Some reports suggest as many as two-thirds of the sites on the Internet are using OpenSSL, the encryption code that we now know is flawed and vulnerable to so-called Heartbleed attacks.

check for more info:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/tech...d-security-bug-means-for-you/article17893562/
 
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