The use of AWS S3 storage to store SQL Server backups makes sense, firstly it is significantly cheaper than EBS, secondly you can encrypt what’s stored and thirdly you can manage backup file retention and lifecycle using inbuilt functionality.
Whilst this bug is not directly related to SQL Server I thought DBAs should be aware of it since there are a lot of web servers out there accessing SQL Server back ends. I found this article Everything you need to know about the Heartbleed SSL bug by Troy Hunt to be one of the best in explaining the bug’s ins and outs.
This is Jason’s take on the monthly tasks for a SQL Server DBA (10 Monthly Maintenance Tasks for SQL Server). My recommendation is that these tasks should be automated where possible.