Security firm FireEye broke news that the compromise of a software solution by IT solutions provider SolarWinds had resulted in security breaches across the public and private sector, at dozens of companies and government agencies. The National Security Agency, the main body tasked with protecting government assets from hackers, did not detect the breach. Cyber-battles have come to every home and office, industrial control systems, public transportation, personal vehicles, and every piece of a nation’s physical and digital infrastructure.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/02/01/combat-cyber-warfare/