

The action triggered a chain of events, resulting in SolarWinds unknowingly sending out software updates to customers that included hidden malicious code. In short, hackers managed to add malicious code to SolarWinds' Orion network performance monitoring product. The breach is rumored to have involved more than 1,000 professional hackers and officially compromised over 100 SolarWinds customers who use its Orion proprietary software to manage IT resources. government agencies and high-profile enterprises, including Microsoft. IT infrastructure management software company SolarWinds as a springboard to launch an unprecedented attack on U.S. Enterprises need to re-think their security strategies and be on the offensive against increasingly sophisticated foes. The recent SolarWinds attack is a wake-up call.
