{"id":25389,"date":"2021-10-05T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/05\/dod-official-credits-private-sector-with-helping-more-quickly-mitigate-solarwinds-intrusion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:58:34","slug":"dod-official-credits-private-sector-with-helping-more-quickly-mitigate-solarwinds-intrusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2021\/10\/05\/dod-official-credits-private-sector-with-helping-more-quickly-mitigate-solarwinds-intrusion\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD official credits private sector with helping more quickly mitigate SolarWinds intrusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Critical information from a cybersecurity company allowed the Department of Defense to move fast to mitigate potential damage to its networks from an intrusion perpetrated by the Russian government last year, according to a top official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2020\/12\/17\/its-going-to-take-a-lot-of-digging-the-pentagons-long-search-to-see-if-anyones-hiding-in-its-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\">so-called SolarWinds incident<\/a> involved Russian intelligence personnel planting malicious code in software updates provided by government supplier SolarWinds, allowing unprecedented access for months across federal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday threat intelligence firm FireEye was key to exposing the threat, in a story not previously told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days before Thanksgiving last year, Kevin Mandia, the chief executive of FireEye, went to the NSA with strong indicators a hostile foreign adversary was in FireEye\u2019s corporate system, Nakasone said during a speech at the Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NSA\u2019s signals intelligence personnel corroborated that threat and worked to better understand it. A a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2021\/01\/29\/hand-to-hand-combat-on-computer-networks-how-cyber-threat-hunters-work\/?contentQuery={%22section%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22exclude%22%3A%22%2Fnewsletters%2Fdaily-brief%22%2C%22from%22%3A225%2C%22size%22%3A10}&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">so-called hunt team<\/a> from Cyber Command deployed to survey potential network intrusion and uncovered the same actor. The team was able to block the adversary from harming networks and exploiting targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPartnerships across the U.S government and industry allowed us to uncover the scope and scale of a foreign intelligence operation that leveraged private infrastructure and caused immense private sector harm,\u201d Nakasone said. \u201cPartnerships across the industry allowed for shared solutions. How do we rapidly mitigate this operation and prevent similar future attempts?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SolarWinds intrusion was \u201ca significant incident for both the U.S. private sector and the U.S. government\u201d and a turning point for the nation, Nakasone. However, he echoed DoD assurances that Pentagon networks were not compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of decades long access to the U.S. government, the power of partnerships was able to expose our adversaries before they burrowed into our networks, our data or our weapon systems,\u201d Nakasone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ransomware<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakasone also addressed the threat of ransomware, noting it\u2019s a continuing threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Cyber Command is \u201csurging\u201d to respond to the preponderance of events. Some of the recent targets, which include critical infrastructure, create a national security threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen ransomware starts impacting our critical infrastructure, it\u2019s significant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reflects a shift in recent years. 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