White House hosts open-source software security summit in light of expansive Log4j flaw

Tech giants and federal agencies will meet at the White House on Thursday to discuss open-source software security, a response to the widespread Log4j vulnerability that’s worrying industry and cyber leaders. Among the attendees are companies like Apple, Facebook and Google, as well as the Apache Software Foundation, which builds Log4j, a ubiquitous open-source logging framework for websites. “Building on the Log4j incident, the objective of this meeting is to facilitate an important discussion to improve the security of open source software — and to brainstorm how new collaboration could rapidly drive improvements,” a senior administration official said in advance of the meeting. The huddle convenes in light of a vulnerability discovered last month known as Log4Shell that could affect up to hundreds of millions of devices, and as federal officials, businesses and security researchers race to contain the potential fallout. It’s the latest of several Biden White House summits […]

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If hackers are exploiting the Log4j flaw, CISA says we might not know yet

Federal officials cautioned Monday that, while the widespread Log4j vulnerability hasn’t led to any major known intrusions in the U.S., there could be a “lag” between when the flaw became known, and when attackers exploit it. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said that there were months between the discovery of the vulnerability that led to the 2017 Equifax breach, which exposed the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans, and word of the breach itself, invoking one of the most notable hacks in history. “We do expect Log4j to be used in intrusions well into the future,” Easterly said on a call with reporters. “There may be a lag between when this vulnerability is being used and when it is being actively deployed.” Apache Struts, an open-source tool, was at the center of the Equifax breach, and Apache’s Log4j is a ubiquitous open-source logging tool. Easterly said […]

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Microsoft Sentinel Launches New Log4j Vulnerability Solution In Public Preview

Microsoft has announced some important updates for Microsoft Sentinel, its scalable cloud-native SIEM tool that provides AI-powered security analytics in enterprise environments. The Redmond giant has launched a new solution in public preview that should help IT Admins to detect Apache Log4j vulnerabilities. Last week, Microsoft acknowledged the emergence of an Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) […] Continue reading Microsoft Sentinel Launches New Log4j Vulnerability Solution In Public Preview