What it's like to be on the frontline of a global cyber-attack
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- #SolarWinds Hack
- #Corporate Crisis Management
- #Cybersecurity
- Tim Brown, SolarWinds' CISO, recalls the 2020 cyberattack by Russia affecting over 300,000 clients.
- The hack compromised SolarWinds' Orion software, impacting US government agencies and companies globally.
- SolarWinds responded by switching to secure communication tools like Proton email and Signal.
- The attack led to legal consequences, including a $26m class action settlement and SEC lawsuits.
- Brown experienced a heart attack due to stress from the incident, advocating for mental health support.
- SolarWinds focused on transparency and security post-attack, recovering customer trust to over 98%.
- A proposed settlement with the SEC is pending approval, delayed by the US government shutdown.