Tom Brennan, the founder of ProactiveRISK created a Mozilla Firefox extension that checks if the websites are vulnerable to Heartbleed bug. The extension is now available at the official Mozilla add-on store opens in a new tab. This extension uses the web services opens in a new tab developed by Filippo Valsorda where it checks the URL you have just visited. The browser extension provides color-coding warnings for the websites: Green means it is safe. Red means the website is vulnerable to Heartbleed. Yellow means the website might be vulnerable. A similar tool has been released for Google Chrome as well. Jamie Hoyle developed the Chromebleed Checker opens in a new tab that can also be implemented into your Google Chrome browser for free. LastPass also released a free website scanner opens in a new tab which provides some additional information about the SSL certificate used by the website.
September 1
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Privacy and the dangers of social media for activists and journalists
