Heartbleed -- the fallout Part 2

[Commentary] The revelation of the Heartbleed flaw has “prompted a full roar in the world of Internet security,” in the words of Washington Post media blogger, Eric Wemple.

Whatever the potential technical perils for Internet security, the Heartbleed episode has already produced significant policy repercussions.

Importantly, it has forced the Obama Administration to reveal details of its internal cybersecurity decision making hitherto kept out of sight. It has highlighted – though certainly not resolved – the difficult dilemma of balancing the intelligence imperative of keeping America safe against the commitment to protect the openness and security of the Internet. And finally, the Obama Administration’s decision to pull many final Heartbleed-like judgments into the White House raises serious questions about its actual ability to control the vast sweep and scope of such operations.