In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Gregory J. Touhill, director of the SEI CERT Division, talks with principal researcher Suzanne Miller about the 2020 attack on Solar Winds software and how to prevent a recurrence of another major attack on key systems that are in widespread use. Solar Winds is the name of a company that provided software to the U.S. federal government. In late 2020, news surfaced about a cyberattack that had already been underway for several months and that had reportedly compromised 250 government agencies, including the Treasury Department, the State Department, and nuclear research labs. In addition to compromising data, the attack resulted in financial losses of more than $90 million and was probably one of the most dangerous modern attacks on software and software-based businesses and government agencies in the recent past. The SolarWinds incident demonstrated the challenges of securing systems when they are the product of complex supply chains.
In this podcast, Touhill discusses topics including the need for systems to be secure by design and secure by default, the importance of transparency in the reporting of vulnerabilities and anomalous system behavior, the CERT Acquisition Security Framework, the need to secure data across a wide range of disparate devices and systems, and tactics and strategies for individuals and organizations to safeguard their data and the systems they rely on daily.
Acquisition Archetypes
Human-in-the-Loop Autonomy
Mobile Applications for Emergency Managers
Why Use Maturity Models to Improve Cybersecurity: Key Concepts, Principles, and Definitions
Applying Agile in the DoD: Third Principle
DevOps - Transform Development and Operations for Fast, Secure Deployments
Application Virtualization as a Strategy for Cyber Foraging
Common Testing Problems: Pitfalls to Prevent and Mitigate
Joint Programs and Social Dilemmas
Applying Agile in the DoD: Second Principle
Managing Disruptive Events - CERT-RMM Experience Reports
Reliability Validation and Improvement Framework
Using a Malware Ontology to Make Progress Towards a Science of Cybersecurity
The Business Case for Systems Engineering
Applying Agile in the DoD: First Principle
The Evolution of a Science Project
Securing Mobile Devices aka BYOD
What's New With Version 2 of the AADL Standard?
The State of the Practice of Cyber Intelligence
Mitigating Insider Threat - New and Improved Practices Fourth Edition
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