How Heartbleed Became the Internet’s First Security Superstar

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How Heartbleed Became the Internet’s First Security Superstar
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For almost as long as we've had personal computers, I've been writing about their various vulnerabilities. Yet in all those years I'd never come across anything like Heartbleed (http://mashable.com/category/heartbleed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) — the Internet's first branded security hole

Almost as soon as security firm Code**micon publicized Heartbleed's existence (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/major-security-encryption-bug-heartbleed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), it was clear this was something different.

Is Heartbleed the first Internet bug with its own Web site? http://t.co/M9u976X9ui Also, whither SSL?

— Lance Ula**ff (@LanceUla**ff) April 9, 2014 (https://twitter.com/LanceUla**ff/statuses/453888898322935809)

Heartbleed.com (http://heartbleed.com/) was a revelation. First of all, the OpenSSL encryption bug had its own logo: the outline of a red heart, omi**usly dripping blood. It's simple, powerful and most importantly memorable. Code**micon's Heartbleed FAQ was the clearest security information page I had ever come across. It did **t read as if it was written by a company that busies itself testing SSL for the Tier 1 network providers. It was smart and comprehensive, yet utterly comprehensible Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/14/heartbleed-security-superstar/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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