G+_John Stoume Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I have listened to this show for a few years now and I enjoy it immensely, but a section on the last show was nearly unlistenable. Someone please explain to me if I am wrong, but the Heartbleed bug is not a danger for your Android handset unless you are running a server on it that uses SSL. I'm pretty certain that I am not often running a server on my phone and usually when I am it is on a LAN behind a router and still not a danger. This bug was not a client side vulnerability. I expected Gina Trapani to stop the insanity and correct the others at any second, but it never happened. I am not a security expert, but I easily understood the explanations I heard of this bug all week and unless 15 different podcasts were completely wrong this is not a problem for Android and an update will not make you any more secure than you were yesterday. I'm not trying to be a jerk. If I am wrong, please help me understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_James Healy Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 https://reverseheartbleed.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Stronge Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Only on 4.1.1 and not on 4.1.x which is when they talked about the 34% figure. Yes, they got it wrong and they should have mentioned the website above too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Stoume Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thank you guys. Of the 15 podcasts, none had mentioned reverse heartbleed. It is better too have been wrong and learned something than to just still be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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