Log4Shell: My damage mitigation strategy
On December 10, 2021, a vulnerability within the Log4j2 library was discovered. Due to how widespread Log4j2 is, I had to mitigate the damage as quickly and efficiently as possible. What is Log4j? Log4j is a library in Java used for logging actions done within a program. These actions can include error messages, user input, responses, and warnings and are often used to refer back to what caused a given issue or determine how to optimize a program....