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Pointing fingers

Retrieved 2021-12-06

  • The Microsoft paradox: Contributing to cyber threats and monetizing the cure (Fortune)
  • Retrieved 2021-12-03

  • Cybersecurity for Idiots (Lawfare)
  • Retrieved 2021-05-20

  • The Negligence behind the Colonial Pipeline Hack | Business (stltoday.com)
  • Retrieved 2021-05-13

  • Microsoft Could Get $150 Million in US Cyber Spending Despite Recent Hacks (English Bulletin)
  • Retrieved 2021-04-25

  • SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat (Columbia Basin Herald)
  • Microsoft in the hot seat due to SolarWinds hacking campaign (Compsmag)
  • Retrieved 2021-04-22

  • SolarWinds Hack Imparted Lessons to Work Across Silos and Not ‘Victim Blame,’ Says Federal CISO (Homeland Security Today)
  • Retrieved 2021-04-15

  • SolarWinds Fallout: Are the Feds to Blame? (EE Times)
  • Retrieved 2021-04-09

  • What the Titans of Industry Reveal about SolarWinds Attack (secblvd)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-29

  • SolarWinds: Who’s to Blame? Going Beyond the Cloud (Credit Union Times)
  • Unencrypted | What is SolarWinds? Are updates still safe? (THE DEVIL STRIP)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-19

  • Interview: Sai Venkataraman, Co-Founder and CEO, SecurityAdvisor (Infosecurity Magazine)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-15

  • Google, Microsoft Feud Over Antitrust, Hacking Issues (Silicon UK)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-08

  • Microsoft: Microsoft failed to shore up defenses that could have limited SolarWinds hack (U.S. senator, Telecom News, ET Telecom)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-02

  • Expert Reaction On Solarwinds Blames Intern For Weak Passwords (Information Security Buzz)
  • Retrieved 2021-03-01

  • iTWire (Microsoft chief's claims on cloud security result in sharp rejoinder)
  • SolarWinds Cyberattack Prompts Calls for Aggressive Countermeasures | The Well News (Pragmatic, Governance, Fiscally Responsible, News & Analysis)
  • SolarWinds Blames Intern for Weak Password That Led to Biggest Attack in 2020 (TI Forense)
  • Retrieved 2021-02-27

  • Microsoft’s Brad Smith Drags AWS, Google Over SolarWinds Response
  • Microsoft president criticizes Amazon and Google's public response to SolarWinds hack (Washington Times)
  • Jeff Elder on Twitter: "SolarWinds leaders told Congress today the password "solarwinds123" was a mistake by an intern. An email from the company in 2019 links the issue to "publicly accessible" data and "exposed credentials." https://t.co/UTfYWYNTFP" / T
  • Jeff Elder on Twitter: "SolarWinds leaders told Congress the password "solarwinds123" was a quickly fixed intern's error. Records show it was a publicly accessible software (update server with password visible for two years. A company email from 2019 notes)
  • Accusation: Microsoft failed with security in the SolarWinds hack (Born's Tech and Windows World)
  • Retrieved 2021-02-26

  • SolarWinds Executives Blame Intern for Leaking Password 'solarwinds123', Leading to Largest Security Breach in The US (Tech Times)
  • Over 18,000 companies attacked - Microsoft slams Google & Amazon for hiding information (Gizchina.com)
  • Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for 'solarwinds123' password leak | (foxcarolina.com)
  • SolarWinds' Former CEO Blames Intern for 'solarwinds123' Password Leak (Slashdot)
  • Microsoft slams Amazon's AWS over Solarwinds silence (MSPoweruser)
  • Retrieved 2021-02-24

  • Google’s been lobbying for more scrutiny into Microsoft’s liability for SolarWinds hack » OnMSFT.com
  • Retrieved 2021-02-23

  • SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike defend actions in major hack - U.S. Senate hearing (Reuters)
  • Retrieved 2021-02-16

  • SolarWinds: Microsoft Reveals New Details About Sophisticated Mega (Breach)
  • Retrieved 2021-02-11

  • Zero Day Initiative — Three More Bugs in Orion’s Belt
  • Retrieved 2020-12-16

  • Billions Spent on U.S. Defenses Failed to Detect Giant Russian Hack (nyt)
  • We're not saying this is how SolarWinds was backdoored, but its FTP password 'leaked on GitHub in plaintext' (Register)
  • Retrieved 2020-10-20

  • Trump ‘Nobody Gets Hacked’ Video Goes Viral