CISA calls on public and private agencies to shutdown use of SolarWinds Orion products due to active security breach
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Emergency Directive 21-01, in response to a known compromise involving SolarWinds Orion products that are currently being exploited by malicious actors. This Emergency Directive calls on all federal civilian agencies to review their networks for indicators of compromise and disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately.
The active and current security breach is occurringwith SolarWinds Orion products. Mainly used by IT professionals to monitor corporate and government networks, the software is known for various monitoring purposes.