On December 9, when the Apache Software Foundation disclosed a massive vulnerability in Log4j, its Java logging library, it triggered a cat-and-mouse game as IT professionals raced to secure their ...

Takeaway: Log4j, also known as the Log4Shell vulnerability, is a critical threat, and no organization should assume it is safe. Determining exposure to Log4j, and fixing vulnerabilities, should be a ...

U.S. organizations that fail to secure customer data against Log4Shell, a zero-day vulnerability in the widely used Log4j Java logging library, could face legal repercussions, the Federal Trade ...

The top U.S. cybersecurity officials have called the Log4j vulnerability one of the most serious security flaws in decades. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), which rates the severity of ...

More than 80% of Java packages affected by the vulnerability in the Apache Log4j library cannot be updated directly and will require coordination between different project teams to address the flaw. A ...

Months on from a critical zero-day vulnerability being disclosed in the widely-used Java logging library Apache Log4j, a significant number of applications and servers are still vulnerable to ...

Iran-backed hacking group Phosphorous or APT35 is using the Log4j vulnerability to distribute a new modular PowerShell toolkit, according to security firm Check Point. APT35 is one of several ...

When the Log4j vulnerability news first came out, it seemed like a problem for overworked security experts. But as the patching crisis unfolded, many ERP managers spent their holidays on the job ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning on Tuesday that it intends to take legal action against companies that disclose customer information because they failed to address an ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) intends to use its "full legal authority to pursue companies that fail to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data from exposure as a result of the Log4j ...

Why you may already be at risk, how to detect and mitigate the Log4j vulnerabilities now, and how to improve your code security in the future. Earlier this month, security researchers uncovered a ...

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