There should definitely be a government inspector general empowered to poke around.
SolarWinds was a sophisticated operation, but there are a ton of security orgs for very important companies that are just inept, underfunded, or both. And absent mandated ability to inspect, they're not going to get the harsh spotlight of "unfuck this now" they deserve.
There should definitely be a government inspector general empowered to poke around.
SolarWinds was a sophisticated operation, but there are a ton of security orgs for very important companies that are just inept, underfunded, or both. And absent mandated ability to inspect, they're not going to get the harsh spotlight of "unfuck this now" they deserve.