You may have seen media reports about the so-called 'Heartbleed' vulnerability in the software that secures two-thirds of websites. This is a threat you should take seriously.
Our vendor reports that our registration and secure donation website, https://community.ministrylink.org, is no longer affected by the bug.
Portico took its portals offline for a time in order to allow for updating security software, and we are informed that their portal at https://myportico.porticobenefits.org is now safe.
Security experts recommend that you change your passwords on any site that depends on the secure https protocol (display the padlock symbol). This is because the bug has existed for 2 years and there is no way to know if passwords have been revealed.
Some news reports indicate that sites including Facebook and Instagram, Yahoo Mail and Gmail and some commerce sites were affected and some are urging users to change passwords as well.