Does your company have dedicated antivirus software to protect it against the annoying threats on the Internet? Sometimes, a computer virus can weasel its way past your software, but there's no greater frustration than when you realize that the reason you contracted a virus is because an employee disabled your software. Don't let this happen to you!
Heartbleed is a major security hole on Internet Web sites. Whenever you access a web site to log in or type credit card information, the site “encrypts” your data so it is secure as you type it. You may notice the difference between “http” and “https” in the web site address in your browser. The “https” means the web site is encrypting the connection between you and the site so the information you type can only be read at both ends, and not captured in the transmission. The same technology is also used in many VPN connections, so if you connect to a network remotely you might also be affected.
The Heartbleed security hole takes advantage of a security flaw in O...