Forensic experts and news outlets are now following the trail of digital clues, trying to make sense of what happened to FireEye and SolarWinds. At a high level, we know that FireEye was compromised by a state-sponsored adversary. In the case of SolarWinds, it is looking like its attacker was able to dwell in victims’ networks for as long as nine months. On this episode we discuss what went wrong and dive into why detection plays a key role in helping organizations to defend against attacks like these.
