CNET: Log4j software bug could cause ‘incalculable’ damage: What you need to know

CNET: Log4j software bug could cause ‘incalculable’ damage: What you need to know . “The flaw is potentially disastrous because of the widespread use of the Log4j logging library in all kinds of enterprise and open-source software, said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence at Trend Micro. The logging library is popular, in part, because it’s free to use. That price tag comes with a trade-off: Just a handful of people maintain it. Paid products, by contrast, usually have large software development and security teams behind them.”

Wired: ‘The Internet Is on Fire’

Wired: ‘The Internet Is on Fire’ . “A VULNERABILITY IN a widely used logging library has become a full-blown security meltdown, affecting digital systems across the internet. Hackers are already attempting to exploit it, but even as fixes emerge, researchers warn that the flaw could have serious repercussions worldwide. The problem lies in Log4j, a ubiquitous, open source Apache logging framework that developers use to keep a record of activity within an application.”

University of New Mexico: Visiting scholar awarded Digital Collections Fellowship

University of New Mexico: Visiting scholar awarded Digital Collections Fellowship. “Daniel Webb, a visiting scholar at The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS), has been awarded a Digital Collections Fellowship by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Culture and History for the digitization of archival documents and materials relating to Apache (Ndé) history. The project will receive funding in the amount of $5,000.”