How to manage the endemic nature of open-source software
Lesson from Log4J: Security vulnerabilities are not just high-profile events like the recently identified Log4J exploit, but rather an ongoing threat on many fronts that need constant attention.
The recent Log4J exploit not only forced companies to address compromised applications but to reexamine their whole approach to security and how to prepare themselves for future attacks. Log4J woke many businesses up to the importance of responding rapidly to announced open-source security patches. The severity of the threat pushed the open-source community into fast action, something that often isn’t seen with less-publicized exploits.