Kiteworks & Citrix Incidents Show Challenges of Zero-Day Response
One company told customers to power down its data-protection platform during a nine-hour window, while the other remained mum on reported attacks prior to releasing a patch for its product.
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Who is affected
Enterprises · Security professionals
Why it matters
There are signs this may already be exploited, which usually shortens the time available to patch.
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What you should do · Patch
Apply the vendor's security update for the affected products. Check the linked advisory for affected and fixed versions, and put internet-facing systems first.
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