Iron Rain: Understanding Nation-State Motives and APT Groups

Iron Rain: Understanding Nation-State Motives and APT Groups

Vmware
Published by: Research Desk Released: Mar 08, 2021

In This Threat Report

Last December, the security industry was stunned by the magnitude and sophistication of the SolarWinds breach. Today, efforts are still underway to assess the impact of the more than seven-month-old cyberespionage campaign. In January, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Office of the Director National Intelligence (ODNI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a joint statement announcing the plan to coordinate the investigation and remediation of the SolarWinds attack, which they cited as a significant cyber incident involving federal government networks. While the agencies work to understand the scope of the incident, the current investigative and mitigation efforts conclude.