On the Hill

Meltdown and Spectre – Flaws in the System Tag: heartbleed

Jan 07 2018

Est. reading time 5 minutes

A few years ago, Heartbleed was all over the news, and in the beginning 2018 Meltdown and Spectre have been making the rounds. But what are they exactly? While they sound like they should belong in a James Bond film, they are essentially faults in the system that could lead to sensitive data...

What Heartbleed Is & What To Do About It Tag: heartbleed

Apr 09 2014

Est. reading time 4 minutes

There's been a lot of news lately about the Heartbleed website security breach, which has been leaking large amounts of sensitive online information from websites around the world. There are even comics about it. But what exactly is Heartbleed, and why is it so serious? What can you do to...