The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed fines on four companies, namely Unisys, Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point and Mimecast, over their handling of the 2020 SolarWinds breach. Unisys was fined $4m for misleading disclosures and control violations, while the others were fined close to $1m each for vague or incomplete information about the breach’s impact on their operations. The SEC’s move aims to discourage similar “half-truth” communications in future cybersecurity incidents.

NSA warns that overlooked botnet technique threatens national security
The National Security Agency (NSA) has warned that fast flux, a technique used by cybercriminals and hostile nations to hide their activities, is a significant