"Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana - philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist and
This week marks the passage of a full year since heartbleed appeared in the news. We would like to tell you that this dangerous security breach sparked a year of awareness, discussion and proactive measures by consumers for better online security practices, but this is not the case.
According to a study commissioned by Dashlane, 86% of Americans are not aware of heartbleed
If you're one of 86%, here is a brief summary :. heartbleed the bug allowed anyone on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by vulnerable versions of OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the service providers and encrypt traffic. He made the names and passwords of users available to attackers so they can listen to communications and steal data from the users.
Lack of awareness aside, the public is not distributed on the issue of online security and privacy. Everyone is in favor of more of it, and they want better tools to achieve it. However, the survey shows Dashlane the technology community does not do a good enough job educating the public about the consequences of security practices and lax privacy. We must also make people aware of the best practices relatively simple that everyone can immediately take to better protect themselves online.
As the global Internet community, we must do better. Responsibility for greater Internet security rests on all of our shoulders. The technology community certainly needs to continue to innovate and enhance the security and encryption products we offer. But we also need the help of customers, academics, and even the government.
The survey also revealed that 1% chose their private email that the personal information they are most affected by online pirates steal despite email is an easy gateway to valuable and usable personal information.
This is a surprisingly low percentage. Yes, your SSN and your financial data must be secure, but we must keep our online communications and habits with the same intensity. The contents of our e-mail, what we post on social media, our Google searches - these are things that go to the heart of our personalities. This content covers our interests, our relationships, our secrets. This information is private owned you. It is your property and must be protected by the 4th Amendment and due process.
As part of its heartbleed study Dashlane spoke to the president of Golden Frog, the Yokubaitis Sunday, and other experts from the fields of business, advocacy and academia to provide the public an evaluation of impact of heartbleed, and analyze security and privacy challenges ahead online. Please look at the state of online security a year after heartbleed video with comments from experts.
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