The past few weeks left IT professionals overwhelmed as organizations scrambled to assess if they were vulnerable to threats posed by the Log4Shell vulnerability. As if that weren’t enough of a challenge over the holidays, more Log4j CVEs followed, not all of which deserved equal attention.
And Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday flaws caused even more confusion, with the first batch of updates breaking functionality, forcing another round of updates.
Such is the predicament often faced by IT and cybersecurity professionals: Figuring out which vulnerabilities are most critical and deserve immediate attention, what can wait, and when to trust and apply an update.
The past few weeks left IT professionals overwhelmed as organizations scrambled to assess if they were vulnerable to threats posed by the Log4Shell vulnerability. As if that weren’t enough of a challenge over the holidays, more Log4j CVEs followed, not all of which deserved equal attention.
And Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday flaws caused even more confusion, with the first batch of updates breaking functionality, forcing another round of updates.
Such is the predicament often faced by IT and cybersecurity professionals: Figuring out which vulnerabilities are most critical and deserve immediate attention, what can wait, and when to trust and apply an update.
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