SolarWinds Deploys CrowdStrike To Secure Systems After Hack>
CRN – Michael Novinson
The Austin, Texas-based IT infrastructure management vendor said that the hotfix updates released in recent days should, when implemented, close the backdoor on vulnerable SolarWinds Orion network monitoring products. SolarWinds said it has retained third-party cybersecurity experts to help the company secure its systems following the attacks against FireEye and the U.S. government via Orion.

SolarWinds said its Orion Platform now meets the security requirements of U.S. federal and state agencies following the release of a final hotfix Tuesday night. The company is providing direct support to those customers and will help them complete those upgrades quickly, SolarWinds said.

Additionally, SolarWinds said that all sales of its stock by executive officers in November were made under a pre-established trading plan and were not discretionary sales. SolarWinds majority owners Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo have been in hot water this week for selling $286 million of stock Dec. 7, just two days before the company announced a new CEO and six days before disclosing the cyberattack.
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