The vulnerability of the software supply chain – the collections of software components and software development services companies use to build software products – is a well-known problem in the security field. Supply chains, sloppy security and a talent shortage More worrisome, this may have been part of a broader attack on government and commercial targets in the U.S. The hack, which allegedly began in early 2020, was discovered only in December when cybersecurity company FireEye revealed that it had been hit by the malware.
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The SolarWinds breach, likely carried out by a group affiliated with Russia’s FSB security service, compromised the software development supply chain used by SolarWinds to update 18,000 users of its Orion network management product. None of these gaps is easily bridged, but the scope and impact of the SolarWinds attack show how critical they are to U.S.
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These gaps include inadequate security by a major software producer, fragmented authority for government support to the private sector, and a national shortfall in software and cybersecurity skills. It was a major breach of national security that revealed gaps in U.S. The SolarWinds hack was more than just one of the most devastating cyber attacks in history. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives. Software supply chains are vulnerable to hackers.
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There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S.
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An updated version of this article was published on May 10, 2021.