Java Security: Log4J, the SecurityManager, and Funding
A demonstration of log4j exploits, which defenses people tried, and which worked.
We’ll cover how groups responded effectively to patch to see what was common.
We’ll also look at open source funding models, subscriptions, and bug bounty programs to see why it’s sometimes hard to donate.
This talk uses actual exploit code that takes over systems through their log messages to open calculators.
Written by
Erik Costlow
Erik Costlow was Oracle’s principal product manager for Java 8 and 9, focused on security and performance. His security expertise involves threat modeling, code analysis, and instrumentation of security sensors. He is working to broaden this approach to …