Log4Shell for the Holidays? with Dr. Richard Ford

To The Point - Cybersecurity

Dr. Richard Ford, Chief Technology Officer at Praetorian joins us on the podcast this week to share perspective on Log4Shell that's been making the headlines in recent weeks. He explains why this is the worst zero-day vulnerability the industry has seen in the last ten years, what makes it special and how Log4j's ubiquity in the java world will keep it around for a long time to come. He shares insights from the trenches on how to mitigate and warns why scanners are not proving reliable for catching everything. And he provide recommendations on how to get to ahead of the next zero day vulnerability lurking in the wings.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e164