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1. K&R. A Cyber Pearl Harbor.

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Sun Dec 13, 2020, 10:21 PM

Dec 2020

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Russians hacked server called 'Solar Winds' (Pentagon, State, Justice, Treasury, NASA, NSA) [View all] My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 OP

K&R. A Cyber Pearl Harbor. bronxiteforever Dec 2020 #1

Solar Winds gave the Russian's Root Access ! My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #2

Jesus... Volaris Dec 2020 #9

I'm thinking is regarded as Ultra-Secure. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #10

I guess theres that small silver lining. Still.. Volaris Dec 2020 #11

Interesting. Did not know that about DoD. bronxiteforever Dec 2020 #14

Anything that technically funnels down to a single pinch point can never be secure. Blue_true Dec 2020 #16

UNIX/TCP/IP is disributed - there is no overriding authority. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #19

Wouldn't the function performed make it a technical pinch point? Blue_true Dec 2020 #22

A quasi pinch point - My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #23

I know of one company that won't put anything critical on a connected system. Blue_true Dec 2020 #24

Northram Gurthrop does not put the Crown Jewels online. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #27

A final explanation - when you have a quasi pinch point like Solar Wind My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #30

Look like the Russian hackers did just what you pointed out. Blue_true Dec 2020 #34

The reason there is no overriding authority is the system was designed My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #25

Why wouldn't there be restricted "roles" that only allow monitoring privileges crimycarny Dec 2020 #33

SolarWinds Orion agent requirements Klaralven Dec 2020 #39

Seems like Trump's moves of late have quite a nefarious lean. Like the replacement of key positions The Wielding Truth Dec 2020 #29

+1 exactly. bronxiteforever Dec 2020 #31

Where is the response from the White House? onecaliberal Dec 2020 #3

'President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denials' My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #4

I mean, I don't know why he wouldn't be. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #7

President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election? Kid Berwyn Dec 2020 #15

He fired Krebs. WH response started this, probably soothsayer Dec 2020 #26

It's not like dump can be bothered to care. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #32

Almost seems like I've been... stillcool Dec 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #6

Trump let them in the back door jpak Dec 2020 #8

And who was it that fired DHS Cyber Chief Chris Krebs? Resistance1 Dec 2020 #12

I think Krebs may have been in on it. LuvLoogie Dec 2020 #13

Tonight - Krebs will be very glad to be outta there - My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #17

I wouldn't be surprised if/when trump blames Krebs. LuvLoogie Dec 2020 #21

he's around... stillcool Dec 2020 #18

And Trump wanted to form a joint cyber security unit with Russia. TubbersUK Dec 2020 #20

Wow. Just wow.... and they wonder why we are always "negative" about this PT Barnum.. The Wielding Truth Dec 2020 #28

Reuters link: Qutzupalotl Dec 2020 #35

Russia. Putin is pos. The sooner that psychopath dies, the better. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #36

Fireye having their own hacking testing tools to be benld74 Dec 2020 #37

Story a few years ago that Putin had ordered all top secret info in Russia to be on paper only. Midnight Writer Dec 2020 #38

So much for auditing, intrusion and network detection software that are best practices. TheBlackAdder Dec 2020 #40