With hackers actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in its products, corporate virtual private network provider Citrix on Sunday issued the first of several patches for that flaw, and accelerated the timeline for releasing other fixes. In a statement, Citrix chief information security officer Fermin J. Serna urged customers to apply the latest patches, and said that the company had increased staffing should customers need help installing the new software. Experts say that successful exploitation of this bug could allow a hacker to burrow into the many Fortune 500 company networks that rely on the software, creating an opportunity for data theft. A flaw in VPN services, in particular, could result in the exposure of sensitive corporate information that victims incorrectly believe is protected behind an additional layer of security. The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division on Monday advised Citrix customers to “upgrade their vulnerable appliances as soon as possible.” The patches released Sunday cover certain versions of […]
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