Cybersecurity experts raise awareness over critical online security concern

December 15, 2021

News10 ABC

While the busy holiday shopping season nears its conclusion, cybersecurity experts are urging users to be aware of a security risk impacting a widely used program, and the simple steps everyone can take to make sure they’re protected. Experts warning of the potential impacts of a critical online vulnerability, “It’s in literally millions of software that we use on a daily basis,” James Globe, the Vice President of Operations for the Center for Internet Security explained.

The weakness detected in Log4j, an activity logging program that’s utilized by many large companies.