Security News > 2022 > January > The Log4j Vulnerability Puts Pressure on the Security World

It's not my intention to be alarmist about the Log4j vulnerability, known as Log4Shell, but this one is pretty bad. First of all, Log4j is a ubiquitous logging library that is very widely used by millions of computers.

Second, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency says this is the most serious vulnerability.

Third, researchers say that cyberattackers are already exploiting the vulnerability hundreds of times.

For everyone affected by this, there is both a business and moral imperative to take immediate steps to mitigate the vulnerability if it exists within public-facing systems.

It's essential to detect the threat activity as the vulnerability is exploited or as attackers successfully insert themselves into your environment.

We shouldn't hit the snooze button until the next vulnerability comes around.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/log4j-vulnerability-pressures-security-world/177721/