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CSI1101 – Computer Security Analysis of Contemporary Computer Security Issues Student No: 10578536 Student Name: Nicholas Foti Campus: Joondalup, off-campus Lecturer: Mr. Imran Malik

Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Part A: SolarWinds Malware Analysis ..................................................................................................... 4 Overview of the malware ................................................................................................................... 4 How did the SolarWinds hack happen? .............................................................................................. 4 Task B: Discussion on SolarWinds attack ................................................................................................ 5 The Attack ........................................................................................................................................... 5 The Impact .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Investigation and Resolution .............................................................................................................. 6 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 6 References .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Introduction The world is quickly becoming a fully digitalised society with the number of devices connected to the internet increasing at rapid rates. These devices hold important information and data relating to the user which in turn has led to a spike in the number of reported cybercrime attacks, costing Australia’s economy alone $42 billion a year (ACSC, 2021). Malicious software or Malware is at the forefront of cybercrime attacks. It comes in many forms such as worms, viruses, trojan horses and ransomware (Rieck et al., 2008). These software’s are designed to intentionally breach into a system or network to cause a disruption, leading to private information being leaked, depriving the user access or gaining unortharised access by the hacker themselves (Wagener et al., 2008). SolarWinds is an American company that develops software for many businesses to help manage their networks, systems and information technology. Recently, SolarWinds was the target of an organized cyber attack in 2020. Regarded as one of the biggest breaches of the 21 st century, the attackers managed to gain private information access to over 30,000 public and private organisations (Oladimeji & Kerner, 2022). This report focuses on the SolarWinds malware attack in 2020 and aims to provide an analysis of the malware itself that was used in the attack and also a discussion on the incident itself regarding when the attack occurred, consequences of the attack ect. The first part of the report will provide the analysis into the malware software to explain how it works and provide information and the second half of the report will contain the discussion on the attack.

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