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author: Pricey
date: 2014-04-15 18:52:05+00:00
slug: heartbleed
category: infrastructure
category: security
category: technical
+imported: yes
---
The recently exposed [heartbleed bug](http://heartbleed.com/) in the OpenSSL library has surprised everyone with a [catastrophic](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/04/heartbleed.html) vulnerability in many of the world's secure systems.