by Isobel Markham
Earlier this week, we learnt that the Heartbleed bug, which attacks OpenSSL — the open-source encryption technology indicated by the little padlock in a web browser — could’ve left basically everything we’ve done online in the past two years vulnerable to hackers. It’s now come to light that some of the Internet’s biggest players, including Google and Yahoo, were affected by Heartbleed, along with roughly two-thirds of the Web. Oh, and some didn’t even bother to mention it.
The Heartbleed bug is good news, however, for web users in Canada who are not on top of their tax filing. The Canada Revenue Service has temporarily shut down access to its online services, including the Efile and Netfile services and several other key sections of the CRA website. If you miss the Canadian 2014 tax filing deadline of April 30 because of the shutdown then you won’t be penalized.
In a Google Services online security update Wednesday, the search-engine giant said it had been taking steps to ensure that all Google platforms are safe...Continue reading...
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