Security

Confessions of an Upgrade Cheerleader

03/02/21 If you’re a SolarWinds customer, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video of a Head Geek, passionately urging you to upgrade to the latest and greatest version Right Now.…

“SUDO Teach Me a Lesson”

03/02/21 The command “sudo” is an essential part of Vax, Unix, and Linux operating systems. It’s so intrinsic to how SysAdmins work, many consider “sudo” to be a built-in command a…

Change Is Hard

03/01/21 I.T. folks understand change can be hard, and I don’t mean in the “Who Moved My Cheese” kind of way. Change, as in “change control,” is necessary. But we don’t like the pr…

Upgrade Better, Faster, Stronger

03/01/21 Because of the recent cyberattack, we’ve asked you to update your Orion Platform several times. While these updates are necessary for the safety and performance of your en…

Secure by Design: Our Plan for a Safer SolarWinds and Customer Community

02/05/21 Companies must change the way they operate to combat increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks across ever-expanding attack surfaces. What we learn from one attack can help …

Continuing Our Journey to Becoming Secure by Design

02/03/21 Since we announced the cyberattack on the Orion Platform seven weeks ago, we’ve worked tirelessly with our customers and Partners to ensure the safety and security of thei…

New Findings From Our Investigation of SUNBURST

01/11/21 Since the cyberattack on our customers and SolarWinds, we have been working around the clock to support our customers. As we shared in our recent update, we are partnering…

Finding Zen – How IT Ops and IT Security Can Work Together

11/20/20 IT Ops and security teams don’t always have a perfect relationship. While IT Ops teams are focused on making work and communication seamless and accessible (and therefore …

Winning On Tomorrow’s Interconnected Battlefields

11/16/20 With the U.S. national security plan highlighting the need for both information dominance and protection, the Department of Defense is considering plans like modernizing m…

Protecting Your Data Privacy

10/27/20 Protecting your identity is becoming more and more difficult. Though many people don’t stop to consider it, even the most minor conveniences can go hand in hand with an in…

Tips for Updating Your Cybersecurity Plan

10/26/20 Every year brings new opportunities for federal IT professionals to reduce risk by addressing threats—both existing and emerging—with new tools, technologies, and tactics.…

Building a Zero-Trust Model With SolarWinds Security Tools – SolarWinds Lab Episode #92

10/14/20 The zero-trust model is critical for building a successful strategy to detect both internal and external cybersecurity threats. This approach requires setting and maintain…