Log4j - A Placement Student's Baptism by Fire

By Liam Varney

This talk recounts a firsthand experience with the Log4j vulnerability during an IT risk and security placement at a major car company. Witness the chaos as a seemingly innocuous dependency triggered a frantic, company-wide response. Learn how a single line of code exposed the complexities of dependency management and the real-world impact of open-source vulnerabilities, all from the perspective of a student thrown into the deep end.





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