🚨 Important news for cybersecurity professionals and business leaders: The Securities Exchanges Commission has recently filed a lawsuit against SolarWinds and its former CISO Timothy G. Brown for fraud and failures in internal control. This case, which broke on October 30, 2023, underscores the growing importance of transparency and accountability in managing cybersecurity risks.

🔍 The facts: The SEC alleges that SolarWinds and its CISO made misleading statements about their cybersecurity practices, concealing known vulnerabilities well before the major cyberattack that occurred at the end of 2020.

📈 Implications for the industry: This case marks a turning point for the responsibilities of CISOs and could signal a strengthening of regulatory actions in the field of cybersecurity.

🤔 Reflections: How does this development affect the way we manage cybersecurity in our organizations? What lessons can we learn to improve transparency and accountability?

🔗 For more information on this case, check out the SEC.gov release and the article from Investing or DarkReading by Becky Bracken.