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title: Blog | Scout Counterfeit Chronicles
description: Discover expert advice, innovative tools, and actionable insights to protect your brand from counterfeiters. The Scout Counterfeit Chronicles is your guide to safeguarding authenticity and ensuring brand integrity.
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# News & Views Engaged on the Forefront
*By Scout Information Security Management System Steering Committee - December 14, 2021*
#### Is Scout vulnerable to the Log4j remote code execution exploit?
As many of you may know, a zero-day exploit affecting the popular Apache Log4j utility (CVE-2021-4428) was made public on December 9th, 2021 that results in remote code execution (RCE). It was announced that[Apache Log4j library version 2.x](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/?_hsmi=194986650&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-85aplFjnNxETqxshBIWgTgjXMAXlOudzHRbHDxYsNMG3ANUf0-QAGAP-K65qzmUBsq8fEPdTC_7Tuw9YRVJdzEZASarQ)for Java was vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE)...
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*By scoutadmin - October 18, 2021*
#### [OG Post] 6 Counterfeit Product Cases in the News
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*By scoutadmin - October 18, 2021*
#### The Biggest Counterfeit Product Cases for 2016
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/the-biggest-counterfeit-product-cases-in-the-news-for-2016)
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*By Evan McClintock - June 18, 2019*
#### Why Centralizing your Data is Crucial for your Operations
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/why-centralizing-your-data-is-crucial-for-your-operations)
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*By Evan McClintock - February 26, 2019*
#### How Technology Improves Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/how-technology-improves-safety-initiatives)
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*By scoutadmin - April 03, 2017*
#### Why Investigative Software Leads to More Sleep at Night
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/why-investigative-software-leads-to-more-sleep-at-night)
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*By scoutadmin - March 31, 2017*
#### Common Questions to Ask About Your Brand Protection & IP Strategy
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/common-questions-to-ask-about-your-brand-protection-ip-strategy)
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*By scoutadmin - March 23, 2017*
#### Top 3 Telltale Signs You Need a Government Fraud Investigation
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*By scoutadmin - March 14, 2017*
#### Empower your Brand by Using UDRP & URS Anti-Counterfeiting Initiatives
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*By scoutadmin - March 08, 2017*
#### The True Purpose of Fraud Case Management Software
](https://www.scoutcms.com/news-and-views/the-true-purpose-of-fraud-case-management-software)
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