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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ have compromised many of the internal government networks and work is ongoing to
investigate the damage of companies and government agencies alike. investigate the damage of companies and government agencies alike.
As I am fairly fresh into a new security research position at [Kenna Security](https://www.kennasecurity.com/) As I am fairly fresh into a new security research position at [Kenna Security](https://www.kennasecurity.com/)
I want to begin this with a realization that targeted hacking has been going on for years. Me being a civilian, I have limited insight into the true nature of the intelligence operations that are constantly occurring across both the civilian/corporate internet and militarized networks. But I still do understand that this is something that is constantly occurring and one of the prime motivators for me to start learning about this space. I wanted to understand how the world works, and who controls the computers that control everything. I want to begin this with a realization that targeted hacking has been going on for years.
Information control is everything in the world today, and the United States Information control is everything in the world today, and the United States
intelligence agencies have developed the systems to capture and collect intelligence agencies have developed the systems to capture and collect
@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ incident response teams and really really skilled hackers and programmers to try
rebuild things in a much more secure manner and track the nation state hackers rebuild things in a much more secure manner and track the nation state hackers
footprints. footprints.
I will be doing my best to start to better track down threat actors around the Everybody in this space that is responsbile for securing
internet. Everybody in this space that is responsbile for securing
infrastructure needs to always have a paranoid mindset and understand the infrastructure needs to always have a paranoid mindset and understand the
realization of the world that we are in today. SolarWinds will not be the first realization of the world that we are in today. SolarWinds will not be the first
example of this as we the future continue to unfold. example of this as the future unfolds.
### Source list: ### Source list:
- [FireEye Advisory](https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html) - [FireEye Advisory](https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html)