Vertech was on 1 News last night talking about the log4j issue and how the risk of a privacy breach is multiplied since way too many SMB's don't pay enough attention to their confidential client info in terms of knowing exactly where it lies, how it's stored, who can access it and when it is expunged.
"log4j could see hackers take over computer servers more easily than ever before."
Daniel often sees companies from accountants to medical centres storing details like names, employment records, bank details, and drivers licenses.
1500, 2000, 10,000 customer records in there that have never been readdressed or purged out.. and the scary thing is we’ve got this big vulnerability [Log4j] that’s been exposed on the internet which can directly impact those businesses.
Log4j is less about individuals and home users, and more about businesses updating their systems.
All organisations out there need to give their IT people a bit of a nudge and ask those questions to get the reassurance they need... we’re doing our best to notify all our clients and the people who are most likely affected by it.