So I just logged in to my First DIrect and HSBC accounts. No mention of Heartbleed on either.
P ---- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: www.philward.biz W: http://soundcloud.com/philberish W: www.thegalleons.com W: https://www.facebook.com/thegalleons W: http://thegalleons.bandcamp.com/album/the-galleons W: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-galleons/id520549816 * Freelance writer and product designer. * Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. * Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. On 11 Apr 2014, at 09:55, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: > I just logged on to my Lloyds bank account and received this message: > > "Media reports regarding 'Heartbleed'11 Apr 14 > > Customers may be aware of media interest in an external Internet related > issue called 'Heartbleed'. Lloyds Bank takes the security of our banking > services very seriously and we would like to reassure our customers that our > online banking systems are not exposed to this vulnerability. As such > customers are advised that there is currently no need for them to take any > action with regards to changing Lloyds Banking Group passwords." > > Derek > > > On 11 Apr 2014, at 09:51, Graham Street <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Using 1Password (for example, and maybe others are the same) ... once the >> product is installed, just visit each site in turn as you normally would. As >> you enter each site, 1Password will offer to remember them. Job done. Except >> you then need to go back to selected systems and have a generated/complex >> password generated to replace the easily-guessed ones. My 1Password setup >> currently has 450 login/password combinations in it. When you next visit a >> site, just have 1Password complete the login for you. You can sync >> everything to other devices (iPhones/iPads) via DropBox, so you have >> everything available for logging on there too. >> Graham >> >>> [email protected] 11 April 2014 09:46 >>> It's not that bad really: >>> >>> Buy a password manager - I'd suggest 1Password ( >>> https://agilebits.com/onepassword ) but I'm sure there are others. >>> Wait for a rainy, grim day, grey blanket overcast day >>> Get a nice cup of tea/coffee and some cake >>> Work through them slowly putting each relevant one in your new application >>> Breathe a long sigh of relief. >>> Have more tea/coffee and cake and congratulate yourself on a job well done. >>> >>> You may want to rinse and repeat with the most important ones and use your >>> new application's options for generating complex passwords and update your >>> "paSSword123" passwords (!??!) but probably not needed all at once. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> >>> "I can hardly say [to my son], 'Darling, do all this training and the best >>> thing will be Celebrity Dog Watch'. Take away the talent shows, celebrity >>> cook shows, skating, dog training, dancing, putting people on an island - >>> and what's left? "I've been asked to go on all of them," [Nicholas >>> Lyndhurst] admitted. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Phil Ward 11 April 2014 09:38 >>> Yes, I now understand. Thanks all. >>> >>> I'm also realising that I really do need to start using some kind of >>> password management app. Bit of a daunting prospect though 'cause I have s >>> many different bloody passwords (all scribbled on a piece of paper - I >>> should probably keep it under the mattress). >>> >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> Phil Ward >>> T: 07971 961987 >>> Skype: aphilw >>> E: [email protected] >>> W: www.philward.biz >>> W: http://soundcloud.com/philberish >>> W: https://www.facebook.com/thegalleons >>> W: http://thegalleons.bandcamp.com/album/the-galleons >>> W: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-galleons/id520549816 >>> >>> * Freelance writer and product designer. >>> * Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. >>> * Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Derek Cross 11 April 2014 09:28 >>> Many thanks for your useful advice and links (as usual!) >>> Cheers, >>> Derek >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Russell Brown 11 April 2014 08:45 >>> This may explain the how: http://xkcd.com/1354/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Graham Street 11 April 2014 08:37 >>> Here's a couple of lists I've seen today ... >>> http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ (a bit >>> US-biased) >>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10756807/Heartbleed-bug-which-passwords-should-you-change.html?placement=CB1 >>> >>> Not all sites are affected. For example, my hosting company was running a >>> back-level version of OpenSSL (but patched) so none of my https sites >>> hosted for customers would be affected. >>> >>> Graham >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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