Open SSL Heartbleed Vulnerability

The Open SSL Heartbleed Vulnerability isn’t new. It has proliferated online for approximately two years, leeching itself within Open Secure Sockets Layer code around the web and then exploiting crypto-security vulnerabilities. Online rumors hint that the NSA even knew about the existence of the risk-laden virus for some time, but chose not to inform the general public about its safety issues. Why? Because Heartbleed supposedly made their business of online spying much easier during the time the knowledge of its existence was suppressed. Large businesses and commercial websites where secure transactions and secure data are absolutely necessary to their integrity have performed internal checks to ensure they are impervious to Heartbleed. Or they are now requesting that users change passwords and security codes as a precautionary measure.

PSBill notes that their website is not affected by the Heartbleed bug. This is excellent news since credit card security is one of the paramount issues that consumers have when using their credit cards, especially for online purchases. One of the first concerns we had when we were informed of the existence of Heartbleed was the security of our e-commerce business. And it was a relief to know that we didn’t have any issues to be concerned with re: the Heartbleed bug.