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My TechDecisions Podcast, Log4j

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 145: The Log4j Vulnerability

Ollie Whitehouse, chief technology officer at NCC Group, joins the podcast to talk about the Log4j bug and what makes it so critical.

December 16, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ollie Whitehouse, chief technology officer at NCC Group, joins the podcast to talk about the Log4j bug and what makes it so critical.

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Log4j, Log4Shell, GreyNoise

Which Products Are Impacted By the Log4j Vulnerability?

CISA and other governments' agencies are maintaining updated lists of vendors with software impacted by the Log4j vulnerability.

December 15, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Multiple governments have released a long list of IT vendors and their products that are impacted by the Log4j vulnerability, including the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Dutch National Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) The two agencies are maintaining running lists of vendors impacted by the vulnerability on their respective GitHub repositories, […]

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Log4j Vulnerability

What You Need To Know About The Log4j Vulnerability

We asked Paul Ducklin, principal research scientist at cybersecurity firm Sophos, about what the Log4j vulnerability means for IT pros.

December 13, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The Log4J vulnerability discovered late last week continues to make lives extremely busy for IT and cybersecurity professionals and software vendors rush to investigate if their products are vulnerable and push patches out to customers while those customers investigate the hundreds of apps their organization uses to determine how exposed they are. The widely used […]

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OpenSSL

Critical Vulnerability in Java Logging Library Log4j Is Being Actively Exploited

The Java logging library vulnerability is impacting widely used software, with more likely to be affected, security experts say.

December 10, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Security researchers have discovered a new easy-to-exploit zero-day vulnerability in the ubiquitous Java logging library Apache Log4j 2 that could give attackers the ability to execute unauthenticated remote code execution. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, along with dozens of cybersecurity providers, have issued alerts and advisories of the vulnerability, CVE-2021-44228, which they warn […]

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Top IT stories 2022

Our Top IT Stories From 2022

Hybrid work, cybersecurity, cloud computing, recession, and new products and services highlight this year's top IT stories.

December 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

2022 was a very busy year for IT professionals as they grappled with new trends, technologies, tools, workplace models, cyberattacks and more while they helped their organization remain productive and secure. We looked back at our coverage to find common trends in our content to bring you our top 10 stories from this past year.  […]

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NSA Programming Languages

How To Protect Your Organization from Cyberattacks Before The Holidays

IT and security pros should take extra steps to protect their organization from cyberattacks this holiday season, White House, CISA urge.

December 19, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: This article was originally published last year, but the main points are still relevant today as we head into another holiday break. Review these tips and recommendations to keep your organization safe and secure this year.  With the holidays approaching, federal officials are again warning organizations of all sizes to be on the […]

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Log4Shell, Log4j, CVE-2021-44228

Three-quarters of Organizations are Still Vulnerable to Log4Shell

Tenable says organizations still need to be vigilant in remediating Log4Shell nearly a year after the bug's discovery.

November 30, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from vulnerability management software company Tenable finds that nearly three-quarters of organizations remain vulnerable to the Log4Shell vulnerability as of Oct. 1, nearly a full calendar year after the critical bug in the widely used Java logging tool Log4j was discovered. When Log4Shell was discovered in December 2021, Tenable found that one in […]

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This Week in IT, IT News

This Week in IT: Sneaky Ransomware; Google, Army Partnership; Digital Transformation; Chinese Hackers

BlackByte's tactics, Google's Army Workspace deal, automation, digital transformation and China's favorite bugs highlight this week's IT news.

October 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. BlackByte ransomware group disables security products […]

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Fortinet, ransomware, zero day vulnerabilities, log4shell

Ransomware, Zero-Day Vulnerabilities On the Rise

Ransomware variants and the use of zero-day vulnerabilities continued their upward tend in the first half of 2022, Fortinet report says.

August 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The number of new ransomware variants nearly doubled in the first half of 2022 and attackers are increasingly leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities, painting a dire picture for IT and cybersecurity professionals, according to a new report from cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet. According to the company’s FortiGuard Labs Threat Landscape report for the first half of 2022, […]

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Log4j, Log4Shell, GreyNoise

Modern Cyber Threats, Supply Chain Attacks Are Burning Out IT Pros, Experts Say

The constantly shifting IT landscape is breeding more cyberattacks, leading to burnout. Applying psychology concepts to the industry may help.

August 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The software supply chain and our increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure is making protecting IT environments more challenging and leading to cybersecurity burnout among IT  professionals, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts held last week in advance of Black Hat USA this week. Attackers are increasingly leveraging the software supply chain and open-source software […]

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