SolarWinds creates new software build system in wake of Sunburst attack

SolarWinds creates new software build system in wake of Sunburst attack

SolarWinds became the poster child for attacks on software supply chains last year when a group of threat actors injected malicious code known as Sunburst into the company's software development system. It was subsequently distributed through an upgrade to it Orion product to thousands of government and enterprise customers worldwide.

SolarWinds learned from the experience and has introduced new software development practices and technology to strengthen the integrity of its build environment. It includes what SolarWinds says is the first-of-its-kind “parallel build” process, where the software development takes place through multiple highly secure duplicate paths to establish a basis for integrity checks.

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