Development and Operations (DevOps) teams are often pressured by executives and sales teams to get software products completed and out the door and into the market as quickly as possible so the products can generate income. Often, security is not the highest priority for DevOps, as adding security features may affect the performance of the
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SolarWinds Cyber-Attack: CISA Recommends Disconnecting
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
On the heels of the concerning security incident experienced by FireEye [view related post], during the investigation of its own incident, FireEye discovered that multiple updates issued by SolarWinds, a cybersecurity firm that many governmental and private companies use to monitor networks, were “trojanized” and malware was inserted into the updates between March and…
SolarWinds and Cyber Liability Insurance – What Businesses Need to Know
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
The SolarWinds cyber-attack is on everyone’s mind this week, given that most experts believe this cyber-attack will have broad impact across both the public and private sectors. For more details about the SolarWinds attack, please read this. The sheer breadth of this attack led me to reflect on the role of cyber-liability insurance for…