The SANS Institute, a global leader in cybersecurity training, has announced the addition of a log4j security vulnerability bonus challenge to the 2021 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge. The log4j bonus challenge will allow participants to develop the defense analysis and penetration testing skills necessary to comprehend and tackle the log4j exploit.
Ed Skoudis, President at SANS Technology Institute and the creator and director of the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge, said, "With this new bonus challenge, participants will get to develop their skills, step-by-step, in examining logging data to identify attack patterns that adversaries are actively using. Additionally, they will get a chance to build their understanding of how attackers are exploiting the Apache Log4j vulnerability in the wild today. This hands-on lab experience is available exclusively at the North Pole via the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge!"