Royal Opera House(ROH) CTO Rob Greig has recommended its customers change their passwords because of the HeartBleed security bug, which he revealed has partially affected one of the technologies used at Covent Garden in London. Servers used by ROH have been updated however, Greig said, as he reassured credit card details of ROH users have not been affected by the bug. A host of technology companies – including HP, Dell, IBM, Box, Facebook and Google – have either rushed out security patches for their servers or similarly recommended password changes. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe “The bug has partially affected one of the technologies that the Royal Opera House website uses,” CTO Greig said, “although we have no reason to suspect that the Royal Opera House website was compromised and our servers have been updated to fix the issue. “We fixed the issue as soon as it was published, and have been working to ensure our website is as secure as possible. The bug did not affect credit card details because credit card information is managed using a different technology.” The technology industry went into emergency mode last month when it was revealed that a severe flaw has existed since December 2011 in several versions of the OpenSSL cryptographic library used by millions of websites to encrypt their communications via SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security). “You have probably also heard from other companies asking you to change your password on their website,” Greig said. “As a precaution we would recommend that you change your ROH website password.” Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe