Absolutely devastating. This was a cataclysmic failure of government from the top-down.
"it now appears Russia exploited multiple layers of the supply chain to gain access to as many as 250 [government] networks." nytimes.com/2021/01/02/us/…
"it now appears Russia exploited multiple layers of the supply chain to gain access to as many as 250 [government] networks." nytimes.com/2021/01/02/us/…
"SolarWinds moved much of its engineering to satellite offices in the Czech Republic, Poland and Belarus, where engineers had broad access to the Orion network management software that Russia’s agents compromised."
Those saying that Trump or the government "allowed this to happen" either don't understand how the hacks happened or want to deliberately ignore the evidence.
The main problem is that the US has been WAY behind other countries in cybersecurity spending.
The main problem is that the US has been WAY behind other countries in cybersecurity spending.
When we do spend, it has historically been too focused on specific issues i.e. election security. There has to be a massive shift in how we protect other critical infrastructure and government intelligence.
Of course, it doesn't help that Trump has never once called out Putin and that almost all of his inner circle has worked for Russian oligarchs/alongside Russian spies. Part of the problem is appeasement. This is what happens when the threat of Russian cyber espionage is ignored.
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