To get this article to read, I had to select reader view in firefox, the Daily Mail web site is aweful!
Be that as it may, this article is definitely worth the trouble, as Ian Thornton-Trump, a former employee at Solar Winds, indicated in 2017 that a breach was inevitible.
Ian Thornton-Trump, a former cybersecurity adviser at SolarWinds, said he urged management in 2017 to take a more aggressive approach with its internal
security, warning that a cybersecurity episode would be ‘catastrophic’, according to a New York Times report published Saturday.
The article then goes on to say that since the move to Eastern Europe where some of the development to the software took place, and Russian operatives have ties there, could have lead to this breach. The cost savings by moving the devlopment aspect to Europe may have cost them, as the article states.
The article does state that there is no cybersecurity person at the company, and not having someone who can help fend off attacks like the one we have witnessed could possibly cost this company.
Want to read more? Select reader view in your browser for best results, SolarWinds was warned about potential cyber attack, cost-saving move to Europe may have exposed firm is the article title, let the comments begin!