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New Zealand's Reserve Bank is one victim of a breach involving Accellion's FTA product. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Several data breaches stemming from unpatched vulnerabilities in Accellion's File Transfer Appliance have been revealed. What went wrong? Where does the fault lie? And what can organizations do about it?
It’s not a straightforward story, and it points to problems around balancing use of an aging software product with risk, a reluctance to move onto a newer platform and internal patching hiccups.
It’s prudent for those still using Accellion's FTA to wean themselves off of it if possible.