Apple has announced that it participated on a meeting at the White House, among other tech giants, to discuss cybersecurity and security threats posed by open-source software.
The meeting was held on 13 January 2022 and was held by one of the US’s National Security Advisors. It focused on concerns regarding the security of open-source software and how can the vulnerabilities be fixed.
An identified vulnerability that posed a threat to organisations using Log4j software around the world allowed hackers to remotely execute malicious code by controlling a system. The concerns were raised as this software is maintained by volunteers.
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