Security News > 2022 > January > Info-saturated techie builds bug alert service that phones you to warn of new vulns

An infosec pro fed up of having to follow tedious Twitter accounts to stay on top of cybersecurity developments has set up a website that phones you if there's a new vuln you really need to know about.

Keeping up with fast-developing situations, such as the Log4j vuln and its iterations, is "Extraordinarily overwhelming," he told The Register - and he reckons relying on CVE number assignations is just too slow in this day and age.

"You know, I'm reading about this vulnerability," sighed Sullivan as he described the Log4j frustration that led to Bugalert.

Sullivan described Bugalert as depending on vetted volunteers who send push alerts to registered subscribers.

Industry reaction has been mixed, with a Reddit thread about Bugalert containing both praise and informed criticism.

Some won't see the value of this project, arguing Bugalert reproduces any number of notification mechanisms.

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