Read our primer Heart-bleed defense ? Well, but the fight for privacy is not over yet : you may need to replace your router , too. Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks have announced that Heartbleed failure - a failure in OpenSSL that allows attackers to bypass common security protocols - has found its networking products . This news is not too surprising , since any device using an older version of SSL is vulnerable, but checking these devices for failure is a laborious process . Naturally , devices that do not use the affected versions of OpenSSL (like Linksys routers) are not affected . Both companies are investigating their product libraries to compile lists of affected devices. You can find the lists here, here ( by Juniper Networks) and here ( Cisco Systems). If one of the devices listed , sit tight and check for updates ; Both companies say they are working on patches.
Source: Engadget
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