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(SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"57.945739831697\"><body readability=\"117.26370106762\"><\/p>\n<p>The Security and Exchange Commission is suing SolarWinds and its chief information security officer for failing to disclose poor cybersecurity defenses in the years leading up to one of the most high-profile espionage campaigns in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC is alleging that the Austin-based software company and former CISO Timothy Brown defrauded investors from \u201cat least\u201d October 2018 to Jan 12, 2021 by not disclosing gaps in their security practices, the agency\u2019s latest attempt to force publicly traded companies to improve their security practices. <\/p>\n<p>The 2020 breach of <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/solarwinds\/\">SolarWinds by Russian hackers<\/a>, which used their access to the company to breach a slew of the publicly traded company\u2019s clients, represented a turning point regarding public awareness of the risk posed by lax security practices in the federal and private sector. The breach generated momentum for major policy reforms aimed at forcing big technology firms to shoulder greater responsibility for securing software.<\/p>\n<p>By naming Brown <a href=\"http:\/\/sec.gov\/news\/press-release\/2023-139\">in Monday\u2019s suit<\/a>, the SEC is also signaling to publicly traded corporations that it plans to hold executives personally liable for security failures. Taken together with the SEC\u2019s move to require publicly traded firms to report breaches that have a material impact on their business, Monday\u2019s action positions the agency as a key enforcer of the Biden administration\u2019s push to get companies to take security more seriously. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe allege that, for years, SolarWinds and Brown ignored repeated red flags about SolarWinds\u2019 cyber risks, which were well known throughout the company and led one of Brown\u2019s subordinates to conclude: \u2018We\u2019re so far from being a security minded company,\u2019\u201d said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC\u2019s Division of Enforcement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/news\/press-release\/2023-227\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Grewal continued to say that both SolarWinds and Brown knowingly \u201cengaged in a campaign to paint a false picture\u201d of their \u201ccyber controls environment, thereby depriving investors of accurate material information.\u201d Grewal said the suit sends a message to issuers to \u201cimplement strong controls calibrated to your risk environments and level with investors about known concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The complaint points out that even if the Russian espionage campaign never happened, Solarwinds \u201cwould have violated the federal securities laws\u201d either way, \u201cbut those violations became painfully clear when SolarWinds experienced precisely such an attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the action, a SolarWinds spokesperson said that the company is \u201cdisappointed by the SEC\u2019s unfounded charges.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SEC\u2019s determination to manufacture a claim against us and our CISO is another example of the agency\u2019s overreach and should alarm all public companies and committed cybersecurity professionals across the country. We look forward to clarifying the truth in court and continuing to support our customers through our Secure by Design commitments,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen security personnel have to constantly worry about their words and actions being painted in a false light and used as fodder for government charges, the result will be to drive good people from the industry and to inhibit candid communication and sound decision-making,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>Alec Koch, an attorney at King & Spalding representing Brown, said in a statement that his client performed his responsibilities at SolarWinds with \u201cdiligence, integrity, and distinction\u201d and that he had worked \u201ctirelessly and responsibly\u201d to improve his former employer\u2019s cybersecurity posture. \u201cWe look forward to defending his reputation and correcting the inaccuracies in the SEC\u2019s complaint,\u201d Koch wrote in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Williams, a former NSA hacker and a current faculty member at IANS Research, said Monday\u2019s suit should serve as a wake up call to executives responsible for security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCISOs, especially those at publicly traded companies, should take stock of their security programs and ensure that what\u2019s being communicated to the public is rooted in reality rather than spin and wishful thinking,\u201d Williams said in a statement. \u201cFor those in privately held organizations, the SEC is setting a new standard for security disclosures with this lawsuit. Don\u2019t be surprised to see that standard used in litigation if you make false, incomplete, or misleading statements about security to customers or business partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/files\/litigation\/complaints\/2023\/comp-pr2023-227.pdf\">complaint, the SEC alleges<\/a> that SolarWinds failed to address known risks stemming from known internal security concerns and signs that they were being targeted in 2020. \u201cIn and around the same time that SolarWinds was making these materially misleading public statements, Brown and other SolarWinds employees knew that SolarWinds had serious cybersecurity deficiencies,\u201d the complaint says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The complaint points to multiple statements in emails, instant messages, and presentations by Brown and other SolarWinds employees lamenting the firm\u2019s inadequate security protections.<\/p>\n<p>In one instance on November 2020, \u201cSenior InforSec Manager E\u201d complained that the Orion platform that was later infiltrated by Russian hackers was \u201criddled\u201d with security flaws \u201cobviously have been for many years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Another network engineer when discussing vulnerabilities said, \u201cEven if we start to hire like crazy, which we will most likely not, it will still take years. Can\u2019t really figure out how to unf**ck this situation. Not good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated Oct. 31, 2023: <\/strong><em>This article has been updated with additional comment from a SolarWinds spokesperson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"single-article__tags-container\">\n<h4 class=\"single-article__tags-title\">In This Story<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p> <\/html><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__ads js-single-article-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-5 ad--rightrail_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-4 ad--rightrail_2 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--sidebar js-single-article-sidebar-3 ad--rightrail_3 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"popular-stories popular-stories--single-post\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__container\">\n<h2 class=\"popular-stories__title\"> More Scoops <\/h2>\n<div class=\"popular-stories__stories\">\n<div class=\"popular-stories__cards\">\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \" readability=\"20.853191489362\">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/easterly-cisa-budget-china-biden\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-1.jpg?resize=506%2C337&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-md size-ratio-16-9-md wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=1014,675 1014w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sec-sues-solarwinds-and-ciso-for-fraud-5.jpg?resize=1266,843 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testified before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28, 2022. 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