Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Russia was behind the attack, calling it “a grave risk” to the United States. Several government agencies, including the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security, have issued technical advisories on the situation. "This is powerful tradecraft, and needs to be understood to defend important networks," Rob Joyce, a senior NSA cybersecurity adviser, said on Twitter. Mitt Romney, also a Republican, likened the attack to repeatedly allowing Russian bombers to fly undetected over America. "Now we learn with the SolarWinds hack that if anything, the defenders are falling farther behind.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 21:56 UTC