A Big Hot Mess - BSW #203

This week, we welcome back Matt Cauthorn, VP Sales Engineering at ExtraHop, to talk about how Everyone missed SUNBURST... or did they? When the SolarWinds Orion SUNBURST attack hit the national newscycle, businesses far-and-wide scrambled to determine whether or not they were affected–unfortunately, many found they couldn't say either way with confidence. And then came the question, "why didn't anyone catch this?" ExtraHop's Matt Cauthorn joins BSW to discuss the SUNBURST attack, why it was so challenging to detect, and share some behavioral analysis insights to shed light on what the attackers were doing post-compromise. In the Leadership and Communications section, Cybersecurity Failure among Highest Risks, warns World Economic Forum, How to reboot a broken or outdated security strategy, A 21st Century Solution to Our Cybersecurity Skills Shortfall, and more!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw203 Visit https://securityweekly.com/extrahop to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly