Column One of the great threats to our civilization is space weather. Specifically, the Sun's proven ability to target the planet with a tremendous cosmic belch of radiation, knocking out satellites, power grids, and networks worldwide.
In that context, SolarWinds' choice of company name seems gruesomely apt. We still don't know the full harm done by Sunburst, the splendidly evil hack of its Orion network monitoring platform, but it was global in scope, deep in reach, and hit only the highest-value assets. For months, the internal networks of government, military, and agency were compromised.
From the quality of the threat design, the range of techniques used, and the nature of its victims, this was a nation state at work and in MO and capabilities most likely Russia. It revealed a very good ..
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