Friday, May 2, 2014

Editor's Pick: Heartbleed: SaaS' Forbidden Experiment?


Ed Moyle
05/02/14 6:25 AM PT
If you're a service provider, there's a temptation to see something like Heartbleed as all downside, but it's an opportunity to shine as well. Customers notice when you are the one informing them about a potential security issue rather than vice versa. Customers don't necessarily expect that your service be free of every vulnerability, but they do expect that you take appropriate action. [More...]

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