SolarWinds through a first principle lens. [CSO Perspectives]

In this episode of CSO Perspectives, host Rick Howard discusses the effectiveness of first principles theories in preventing material impact in the real world, using the SolarWinds attack as an example. The episode references previous discussions on cybersecurity first principles, including zero trust, intrusion kill chains, resilience, risk, incident response, and identity management. It also provides a brief history of supply chain attacks and analyzes the SolarStorm attack, which started with a compromised DLL file. The episode highlights the importance of understanding cybersecurity first principles to protect against such attacks and shares resources for further learning.