Orthogonality is a concept often used to describe modular and maintainable software, but it’s more easily understood by way of a case study. In this article, Jens Dietrich demystifies orthogonality ...

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Volunteer-run projects like Log4J keep the internet running. The result is unsustainable burnout, and a national security risk when they go wrong. Right now, Volkan Yazici is working 22 hour days for ...

It was a shock to all in cybersecurity as Java and the Log4j open-source logging library are prevalent, commonly used across software applications and online services. The issue quickly came to the ...

When developing Java applications, it is easy to get used to invoking logging on the provided logger via its log level-specific methods. For example, Log4j‘s Logger provides methods such as ...

State-sponsored hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have started testing, exploiting and using the Log4j bug to deploy malware, including ransomware, according to Microsoft. As predicted ...

A sure-fire way to prevent exploitation of Log4j vulnerabilities has yet to appear, but these actions are your best bet for reducing risk. The IT security community has been hard at work for the past ...

Software dependencies and third-party products make detecting Log4j exploits tough, but this advice and some specialized tools can help. The string of vulnerabilities found over the past few weeks in ...