Security News > 2021 > April > SolarWinds breach severity perception increasing over time

has published the results of an online survey of 303 cybersecurity professionals from around the globe in which respondents compared their perception of the severity of the SolarWinds Orion software breach between when it was first reported and several weeks later as more information was revealed.

Respondents also relayed how the breach has impacted their jobs, recommended changes to organizational security practices and provided lessons learned.

An increase in SolarWinds incident severity perception.

86% of respondents said they would have rated the breach "Very" or "Extremely severe" when they first learned about it.

Roughly six weeks after the incident was reported, as more details emerged, the number of respondents who indicated that the breach was "Severe" increased from 51% to 55%. On a scale from 1 to 5, the perception of the severity of the breach also increased over time, from an average of 4.34 initially up to 4.37.

Many respondents reported getting questions from their executive teams about their own security protocols, prompting time-consuming due diligence and reporting activities.

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