You need to read the first five articles of this edition. I am very serious! There is a new, just discovered vulnerability that affects almost everyone who uses the Internet. This means you!!!
Named “Heartbleed,” this insidious flaw was around for two years before it was discovered only this week. Without going into technical details, Heartbleed can break encryption and reveal the contents of a server's memory, where the most sensitive of data is stored. That includes private data such as usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers. It also means an attacker can get copies of a server's digital keys then use that to impersonate servers or to decrypt communications from the past or potentially the future, too.
It does not affect all Internet servers, only those using OpenSSL. But there are many, many of those servers running the Internet. To solve it, fixes must be installed at the Web sites AND users of those sites must change their passwords. Story #3 tells you which sites have been affected and if you need to change your password. Go over it carefully and keep checking in on it as it is updated several times a day.
This may be the most serious breach of Internet security ever. I suggest all of us take it very seriously.
There are some other good information here, but the first five stories take precedent. Good luck to all of us! -JRC
News and Opinions
The 'Heartbleed' OpenSSL flaw is worse than you think
On a scale of 1 to 10, this vulnerability is an 11. Here are the steps to take to thoroughly protect yourself from this OpenSSL bug.
'Heartbleed' bug undoes Web encryption, reveals passwords
Security vulnerabilities come and go, but this one is extremely serious. Not only does it require significant change at Web sites, it could require anybody who's used them to change passwords too, because they could have been intercepted.
Which sites have patched the Heartbleed bug?
CNet compiled a list of the top 100 sites across the Web, and checked to see if the Heartbleed bug was patched
The LastPass Blog: LastPass Now Checks If Your Sites Are Affected by Heartbleed
We've added a feature to our Security Check tool. LastPass users can now run the LastPass Security Check to automatically see if any of their stored sites and services were 1) Affected by Heartbleed, and 2) Should update their passwords for those accounts at this time.
Heartbleed: don't change all of your passwords
Security experts are warning that such a blanket approach could be counterproductive, warning that changing passwords on sites that are yet to be patched could simply hand hackers both the old password and the new. "
Computer Tips and Tricks
Many Microsoft Products Losing Support After April 8, Not Just Windows XP
Other products losing extended support on this day are Outlook 2003, Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2, SharePoint 2003, Project Server 2003 and Office 2003. They all lose extended product support on April 8, according to Microsoft's product lifecycle descriptions.
The 10 Best Printers
Has that ancient HP all-in-one spit out its last page? Our list of 10 top-rated inkjets and lasers is a good place to start your search for a new printer for your home or small office.
Emergency repair disks for Windows
When your PC won’t boot from its hard drive, you might be dead in the water — unless you’ve created a bootable emergency repair disk or drive. Repair disks don’t simply get PCs started; they also include tools that might fix what’s wrong with the system. And creating a repair disk takes just minutes."
ReadingPack Organizes Articles to Read, Helps You Discover New Ones
Services like Pocket and Instapaper are great for saving articles to read later, but they're not always good at finding new and interesting stories around the web. ReadingPack is a new service that can do both at the same time, and looks good at the same time.
Migrate Your Data from Evernote to OneNote with This Tool
Evernote can already import OneNote data, but OneNote doesn't have anything built-in for Evernote users. But now, there's a simple (Windows only) option.
Mobile Computing
9 iPhone Camera Features That Every Photographer Should Know
There are a lot of features in the iPhone Camera app and some are more useful than others. The goal of this post is to highlight some key functionality that every serious iPhone photographer should know about.
Spring cleaning: Make your iOS device feel new again
In the spring-cleaning spirit, we show you how a few simple changes can make your iOS device feel brand new again.
Clean up files on your Android device
Whether you bought your Android device last year -- or last month -- you can benefit from a little spring cleaning.
Hands on With Windows Phone 8.1 (and Cortana)
PCMag will have a full in-depth review of Windows Phone 8.1 closer to its release, but at Microsoft's Build/2014 event in San Francisco this week, I snagged some hands-on time with phones running the new operating system.
Top tips for traveling with your smartphone
We all know that smartphones have become an indispensable travel tool. It's your camera, your planner, your map, your diary, and your connection to friends and family back home. But there are some emerging new trends in travel apps that push your smartphone's capabilities to the extreme.
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