Media sources revealed on Tuesday that an Internet security vulnerability known as the 'Heartbleed bug' has potentially put two thirds of secure websites at risk.
This bug has to do with OpenSSL software code that protects the privacy of sensitive details (e.g. passwords) when accessing secure websites.
Wild Apricot Users Unaffected
We immediately conducted a comprehensive security analysis of our servers and it has shown that Wild Apricot customers are not affected by this bug. (A big contributing factor was that we mostly use Microsoft servers which use different software code for handling security.)
Your passwords, the passwords and information of your members, donors and contacts are safe and secure through Wild Apricot.
Password Best Practices
A security bug that has wide-spread impact reminds us how important it is that we don't use the same password for a number of software programs. If you have used the exact same password on several websites, now might be a good time to change it - and use a different one for every website.
Learn more about the Heartbleed bug here:
Questions for Wild Apricot?
You can reach our Customer Support team via email at support@wildapricot.com if you have any follow up questions.
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