Tasks in this program
Task One: Responding to a zero-day vulnerability
30-60 minsIntermediate
CISA has just released an alert on a new zero-day vulnerability for Apache Log4j. Research the vulnerability and publish an advisory to affected teams to alert and prevent exploitation.What you'll learn
- How to address a vulnerability that may affect Product Development Staging Environment infrastructure
What you'll do
- Review some recent publications from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Research the reported vulnerability
- Draft an email to affected teams to alert them of the vulnerability, and explain how to remediate
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