Cybersecurity and Risk Insights and Alerts

Cyber risks and threats continue to evolve, and firms are under pressure to meet SEC and FCA expectations for operational resilience as well as their own internal and client expectations for cybersecurity and privacy. Stay current on the latest cybersecurity, privacy, and risk threat and regulatory alerts, and build your cybersecurity and privacy knowledge with insights from our cybersecurity and technology risk experts.

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Log4Shell Vulnerability: What We Know and Action Steps to Take

Following our Cyber Alert last week, “Java Log4Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered; Immediate Patching Advised for Millions of Users", on December 10th a critical vulnerability was publicly disclosed in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging package, which is commonly used by organizations across the world.

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Flaws Discovered in Original Update to Fix Log4j Vulnerability; Users Must Update to Newest Version of Apache Log4j 2.16.0

On December 10th a critical vulnerability was publicly disclosed in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging package, which is commonly used by organizations across the world. When first disclosed late last week, Apache had already released an updated version of Log4j version 2.15.0 to remedy the security flaw.

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Java Log4Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered; Immediate Patching Advised for Millions of Users

On December 10th a critical vulnerability was disclosed in the open-source Apache software used to run websites and other web services across industries. The vulnerability affects a Java logging package known as log4j, which is commonly used by organizations across the world.

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ACA Group Named Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor

ACA Group announced today that ACA Aponix® is the recipient of the Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year in the 20th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The M&A Advisor Awards are the benchmark for dealmaking excellence, recognizing the leading M&A Transactions, Restructurings, Deal Financings, Product/ Services, Firms, and Professionals.

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Ransomware 101 Part 4: How to Engage with Law Enforcement After an Attack

How to empower organizations to contact law enforcement after an attack

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FinCEN Issues Amended Advisory on Ransomware and Use of Financial System to Facilitate Ransom Payments

New FinCEN update on ransomware

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