Log4j is one of the most security flaws that is not getting enough attention. It has a severity rating of ten out of ten. Jen Easterly, the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), stated it as “one of the most serious issues” she had seen in her career.
What is Log4J?
Log4j is one of the most prevalent logging libraries used online, according to cybersecurity experts. Log4j allows software developers to create a record of activity that is used for a variety of purposes, including debugging, auditing, and data tracking. Because it is both open-source and free, that’s why the library has a broad impact on the internet.
“It is used anywhere.” Even if you’re not using Log4j directly, you may be running vulnerable code because one of the open-source libraries you use relies on Log4j.” “This is how the software works: turtles all the way down,” Chris Eng, chief research officer of cybersecurity firm Veracode, told CNN Business.
The software is used by companies such as Apple, IBM, Oracle, Cisco, Google, and Amazon. It may be present in popular apps and websites, exposing hundreds of millions of devices around the world that use these services to the risk.
Impact on Giant Brands
Apple, Google, and Oracle and thousands of other companies, schools, and hospitals use Apache log4j to debug and audit applications. The exploit allows hackers to remotely access and control remote hosts – leading to possible theft of sensitive data and compromise of large-scale systems. A patch has been released, but the problem is still out there. The next wave of log4j attacks will be pitiless.
Impact of Log4j on Seers Customers
In our mission to secure our customers, we are trying to give them the most secure and safest environment against security threats and hacking attempts. Due to the recent vulnerability of Log4j in the Java logging package, millions of devices are at risk.
Our customers are on the safer side because we don’t use Java software as backend technology in our products. In order to make our customers more secure against any vulnerable attack, we do not store any personal information while processing their personal data. That’s why there is no impact of any threat on any of our customers.
How can you protect yourself?
Companies are under tremendous pressure to respond in this manner. For now, users should make sure to update their devices, software, and apps when organisations give prompts in the coming days and weeks.
To mitigate the potentially far-reaching impact of this vulnerability, organisations must conduct proactive reviews of their own ecosystems and vendors.
It’s also important to listen to the news on this devastating security exploit and learn how you can protect yourself.
