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Re:U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds ... by reaperducer on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:48PM (#25421455)
SolarWinds is a 21-year-old publicly-traded company. They're not really "yet another startup".

Today it is. If we knew when SolarWinds was added to the government systems, his comment might stand.

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Re:U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds ... by mgreenleaf on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:10PM (#25421773)
And yesterday's startup is tomorrow's billion dollar company, often with nothing changed except the number of customers.
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Re:U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds ... by rplnt on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:34PM (#25422103)
Startup or not, government contracts require certain certifications.
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