Security
'Do not state anything that is subjective and avoid adjectives (e.g., "state of the art," "mature," "advanced," "appropriate," "comprehensive," or "reasonable")' say experts.
"We are actively investigating the incident and coordinating with law enforcement and regulatory authorities.”
SolarWinds’ poor controls... false and misleading statements and omissions, and the other misconduct... would have violated the federal securities laws even if SolarWinds had not experienced a major, targeted cybersecurity attack"
Despite the low sophistication of the group’s toolset, it is a threat to governments in Europe because... a significant number of internet-facing applications are not regularly updated although they are known to contain vulnerabilities.”
Both blunt and more advanced social engineering approaches used for initial access; the group also has sophisticated hands-on-keyboards capabilities and a diverse toolset.
Concern at IAM vendor Okta's response mounts as BeyondTrust details concerns, Cloudflare calls for customers to press harder on "further information regarding potential impact to your organization"
Major overhaul of the open source communications protocol and standard looms, amid steady user base growth
"VPNs pose a threat to enterprise security. They create a path in the network perimeter and provide access to network resources after authentication..."