{"id":11094,"date":"2014-04-11T22:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T11:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/?p=11094"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T06:16:43","slug":"what-is-heart-bleed-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/announcements\/what-is-heart-bleed-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Heart Bleed Bug and Why Creately Users Are Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>I&#8217;m sure most of you have heard about the heart bleed bug now. If not it&#8217;s a new security bug that has left the sensitive data of millions across the web vulnerable. But the good news is <strong>Creately users are safe from being exposed by the heart bleed bug<\/strong>. But not all services are secure so lets explore what this bug is and how you can secure yourself it.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Confirm Whether a Site is Affected by the Heart Bleed Bug<\/h3>\n<p>The first step to prevention is identifying the problem. If you&#8217;re not sure whether one of your favorite sites is affected by the the bug you can test it using <a title=\"Check for heartbeet vulnerability\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digicert.com\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this page<\/a>. Make sure the tick the check box &#8220;Check for Heartbleed vulnerability&#8221;. And below you can see how <a href=\"https:\/\/creately.com\/\">Creately<\/a> fared in the test.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11096\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/heart-bleed-vulnerability-test.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11096\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11096 \" title=\"Creately passed the heart bleed vulnerability test\" src=\"https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/heart-bleed-vulnerability-test.png\" alt=\"heart bleed vulnerability test\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/04\/heart-bleed-vulnerability-test.png 580w, https:\/\/d3n817fwly711g.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/04\/heart-bleed-vulnerability-test-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heart bleed vulnerability not a problem for Creately users<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>How Heart Bleed Bug Works<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with networking then terms like SSL which is associated with the heart bleed bug can make things very confusing. But the security guys at pcmag have made an info-graphic that makes it very easy to understand the situation. As always an image works thousand times better than long boring text. <a title=\"How the heart bleed bug works\" href=\"http:\/\/securitywatch.pcmag.com\/hacking\/322533-heartbleed-how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to read the blog post which further explains it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www4.pcmag.com\/media\/images\/354265-heartbleed-infographiic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"   \" title=\"How the heart bleed bug works\" src=\"http:\/\/www4.pcmag.com\/media\/images\/354265-heartbleed-infographiic.jpg\" alt=\"How the heart bleed bug works\" width=\"590\" height=\"664\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">How the heart bleed bug works<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>How to Protect Yourself from the Heart Bleed Bug<\/h3>\n<p>Now that you know what the bug is its time to protect yourself from it. CNET magazine has a great article with tips from industry experts explaining how to protect yourself from the bug. Here&#8217;s a summary of the points<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not log into accounts from affected sites ( use the detection tool listed above to check whether a site is affected )<\/li>\n<li>Once the site has confirmed that the bug is patched change the passwords &nbsp;( do not change passwords until the bug is patched )<\/li>\n<li>Reach out to small businesses that have your sensitive data ( because not everyone is aware of it and quick to respond to them at big companies )<\/li>\n<li>Check your financial statements ( just to be on the safe side )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the f<a title=\"how to protect yourself from the heart bleed bug\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ull article with industry expert tips by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That pretty much covers what you need to know about heart bleed bug. 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