Supply chain attacks

Supply chain attacks

Author: Canadian Government Executive April 12, 2021 Duration: 21:29

Supply chain attacks are not common, and the SolarWinds Supply-Chain Attack is one of the most potentially damaging attacks we've seen in recent times. SolarWinds, as you may know is a software company that primarily deals in systems management tools used by IT professionals. The most widely deployed SolarWinds product is Orion, which is a Network Management System (NMS).

NMS is a prime target for attackers for a number of reasons and today on CGE Radio, Coleman Mehta, Senior Director, U.S. Policy from Palo Alto Networks will give an overview of this...


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