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Terms like antivirus, EDR, and EPP might seem like ones you would hear in a hospital emergency room, but there’s no mistaking the significance these tools have for endpoint security.
On one end, antivirus software is suitable if you have a limited number of devices that need protection and a small budget to protect them. On the other end, endpoint detection and response (EDR) may be your best option for securing numerous devices with a larger budget. EDR is also preferable if you need to monitor your endpoint security from a higher vantage point. Endpoint protection platforms (EPPs) are somewhat in the middle in terms of capabilities and scale and are often combined with EDR to create the perfect endpoint security cocktail.
Five days after FireEye detailed the theft of about 300 of its proprietary cybersecurity tools, SolarWinds announced that its Orion IT monitoring platform had also been compromised by hackers believed to be sponsored by the Russian government. Together, the attack that originated with a SolarWinds vulnerability turned over critical cybersecurity infrastructure to the malicious actors, along with potential access to thousands of global entities’ sensitive information. As the cybersecurity world wraps its head around how two top vendors were breached, we examine the organizations involved, details of the attack, and implications for the industry and its customers.
The attacks
Earlier this month, the U.S. National Security Agency warned that federal agencies were actively being exploited by “Russian state-sponsored actors.” A week later, FireEye’s prized Red Team hacking tools were stolen by a presumed Russian actor. And now we’ve learned that SolarWinds’ Orion platform ha