You may have seen news stories or articles about the serious flaw that has just been discovered in OpenSSL. OpenSSL is an open-source cryptographic library. According to the released security bulletin by The OpenSSL Project [www.openssl.org], a missing bounds check in the handling of the TLS heartbeat extension can be used to reveal up to 64k of memory to a connected client or server.

Since none of the Dakota Heritage Bank of NDs’ products have ever used OpenSSL, your online banking site, mobile web and apps from Dakota Heritage Bank of ND are not affected by this security flaw.