Sens. Gary Peters and Rob Portman wrote a letter to DHS and the Office of Management and Budget. They ask DHS and OMB to explain why its Einstein system failed to detect the SolarWinds hack. Einstein analyzes network traffic flowing into and out of federal networks. Einstein cannot read encrypted network traffic, so better endpoint detection is needed, the senators say. The authorization to continue using Einstein ends in December 2022, the two senators note that they agree that the federal cybersecurity strategy is ripe for change.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/didnt-government-detect-solarwinds-attack-a-16359