Over the past year, we saw many unpredictable challenges. To stay connected and keep things moving while adhering to social distancing restrictions, many organizations had to expedite their digital transformation initiatives. The industrial and critical infrastructure sectors are particularly vulnerable due to the older nature of the devices used in industrial control systems (ICS). Their increased attack surface leaves these organizations particularly susceptible to cyberattacks, specifically in the supply chain.
SolarWinds and the Supply ChainAwareness of supply chain attacks has been steadily growing over the past decade as major security incidents became known. These include the 2013 Target security breach, in which the credentials for a heating and air conditioning vendor were stolen and used to access the retail giant's network, or the 2017 NotPetya attack, in which several multinational corporations' software updates were affected by ransomware, shutting down company technology and crippling business. The recent SolarWinds Orion software attack brought attention back to the vulnerable nature of the supply chain and the urgent need for increasing security measures at all stages.
Months after the SolarWinds breach was disclosed in December 2020, details about the full extent of the damage are still being uncovered. The affected product was incredibly widely used, making it quite difficult to pinpoint exactly how the breach happened. This stresses the need for increased visibility in all areas of the supply chain — in both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). The increasing convergence of IT and OT networks has contributed greatly to the susceptibility of the supply chain, while increased visibility in both ar ..
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