SEC Fraud Charges and SolarWinds Cyber Espionage

The chapter delves into the SEC fraud charges against former SolarWinds CSO Tim Brown post the 2021 breach, highlighting the role and symbolic nature of a CSO in a company. It narrates the complexities of the SolarWinds cyber espionage campaign led by the Russian SVR and how the SEC actions bring contrasting views from the cybersecurity community. The detailed account covers the SVR's intrusion into SolarWinds, compromising their network, inserting malicious code, and ultimately leading to a significant cyber attack on the US federal government.