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Ex-CISOs, trade groups back SolarWinds, saying SEC case threatens security

Image of Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) during congressional hearings about the 2020 cyberattacks related to the SolarWinds cyber incident.
Senator Mark Warner during congressional hearings about the attacks. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Former US cybersecurity officials and CISOs, plus business advocacy groups, warned that the SEC’s fraud suit against SolarWinds could chill intelligence sharing from businesses.

Influential business and technology industry stakeholders have filed amicus briefs in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in a motion to dismiss the SEC’s civil fraud lawsuit against SolarWinds. 

Along with such groups as the US Chamber of Commerce, more