Perhaps the largest breach of Government data happened in March of 2020. Referred to as the Solar Winds attack, it was sophisticated, unique and reached well beyond the boundaries of government data systems infecting thousands of corporations as well. This was a well planned and executed attack by a state sponsored agency. In ordinary times, this would have been the lead story in every newsroom in the country for weeks. But these are not ordinary times.
The attack was disguised as a regular application update. It effected computers at all levels of government and the private sector involving 18,000 separate organizations.
According to Steve Ryan who worked for the National Security Agency “This is bigger than anything we’ve ever experienced in the country.”
The extent of the damage is still being determined but it is a stark reminder that despite the best efforts of the brightest minds in security they are just as human as you are. It always boils down to awareness. Or as Wendell Phillips commented: “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
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