On Monday, Lumen Technologies filed two cybersecurity incidences with the SEC, both of which occurred within a week of each other.
Last week Lumen discovered that a malicious actor had installed ransomware in on its servers, degrading the operations of a “handful of our enterprise customers.” Additionally, the company’s installation of “enhanced security software,” allowed them to discover that a separate intruder had accessed a number of their internal systems, conducted reconnaissance, installed malware and extracted data.
Based on the ongoing investigation, Lumen said it does not believe the incident will have a material impact on its financials, operations or ability to serve customers.
Dave Ratner, CEO, HYAS had this comment:
“The unfortunate truth in today’s world is that everyone will be breached. It’s clear today, now more than ever, that visibility into any and all anomalous communication across both IT and OT environments needs to be a critical part of a modern security architecture. Since malware and other nefarious intrusions must communicate with their external adversary infrastructure, real-time visibility and early detection into any and all anomalous communication can be the difference between rapid containment and true business resiliency or data exfiltration and costly business impacts.”
I’d love to know what this “enhanced security software” was that Lumen installed as it allowed them to find another intruder in their internal systems. Whatever it is, maybe other companies should copy what Lumen has done to keep themselves safe and secure.
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Lumen Technologies Gets Pwned. Installs “Enhanced Security Software” And Discovers Another Attack
On Monday, Lumen Technologies filed two cybersecurity incidences with the SEC, both of which occurred within a week of each other.
Last week Lumen discovered that a malicious actor had installed ransomware in on its servers, degrading the operations of a “handful of our enterprise customers.” Additionally, the company’s installation of “enhanced security software,” allowed them to discover that a separate intruder had accessed a number of their internal systems, conducted reconnaissance, installed malware and extracted data.
Based on the ongoing investigation, Lumen said it does not believe the incident will have a material impact on its financials, operations or ability to serve customers.
Dave Ratner, CEO, HYAS had this comment:
“The unfortunate truth in today’s world is that everyone will be breached. It’s clear today, now more than ever, that visibility into any and all anomalous communication across both IT and OT environments needs to be a critical part of a modern security architecture. Since malware and other nefarious intrusions must communicate with their external adversary infrastructure, real-time visibility and early detection into any and all anomalous communication can be the difference between rapid containment and true business resiliency or data exfiltration and costly business impacts.”
I’d love to know what this “enhanced security software” was that Lumen installed as it allowed them to find another intruder in their internal systems. Whatever it is, maybe other companies should copy what Lumen has done to keep themselves safe and secure.
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