A major cyberattack launched earlier this year has reportedly affected governments and corporations worldwide. Agencies and companies sought to secure their computer networks after the United States and other nations confirmed that a widely used network software program had been hacked. The software is a network management system called SolarWinds. SolarWinds is an American company that provides network and technical support services to hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. Users of its software products include most Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In the U.S., users include the military, the State Department and the White House. The incident led the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue a rare “emergency directive.” The directive states that a “compromise of (SolarWind products) poses unacceptable risks to the security of federal networks.”
Title: Companies Worldwide Hit in Major Cyberattack
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been hacked.</span> <span data-start-time='29396' data-end-time='36896'> The software is a network management system called SolarWinds.</span> <span data-start-time='36896' data-end-time='51500'>SolarWinds is an American company that provides network and technical support services to hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='51500' data-end-time='67521'>Users of its software products include most Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.</span> <span data-start-time='67521' data-end-time='76208'> In the U.S., users include the military, the State Department and the White House.</span> <span data-start-time='76208' data-end-time='88792'>The incident led the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue a rare “emergency directive.”</span> <span data-start-time='88792' data-end-time='102438'>The directive states that a “compromise of (SolarWind products) poses 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