"We are closely tracking Microsoft's emergency patch
for previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server software and reports
of potential compromises of US think tanks and defense industrial base
entities," Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security adviser,
said on Twitter.
And, this article offers specific measures beyond just patching to determine if your systems are already compromised: https://t.co/JeO1YLV7kF
— Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) March 5, 2021
"We encourage network owners to patch ASAP," he
said. His tweet included a link to a notice by Microsoft of the security
update.
Microsoft's near-ubiquitous suite of products has been under
scrutiny since the hack of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software firm that served
as a springboard for several intrusions across government and the private
sector.
In other cases, hackers took advantage of the way customers
had set up their Microsoft services to compromise their targets or dive further
into affected networks.
Hackers who went after SolarWinds also breached Microsoft
itself, accessing and downloading source code - including elements of Exchange,
the company's email and calendaring product.
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