DoD official credits private sector with helping more quickly mitigate SolarWinds intrusion (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

October 6, 2021

Critical information from a cybersecurity company allowed the Department of Defense to move fast to mitigate potential damage to its networks from an intrusion perpetrated by the Russian government last year, according to a top official.

The so-called SolarWinds incident involved Russian intelligence personnel planting malicious code in software updates provided by government supplier SolarWinds, allowing unprecedented access for months across federal networks.

DoD official credits private sector with helping more quickly mitigate SolarWinds intrusion (defensenews.com)

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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