August 22, 2024

Ukuhlaziya i-AT&T Hack yakamuva

Abaduni abanesibopho se- Ngo-Ephreli 2024 ukuhlaselwa kwe-AT&T yenziwe ngenani elikhulu ledatha yomsebenzisi. Ngokuvumelana ne imibiko, ukwephulwa komthetho kufinyelele izinyanga eziyisithupha zekholi nemilayezo yombhalo evela cishe kuwo wonke amakhasimende enethiwekhi yeselula ye-AT&T, okulinganiselwa ukuthi ihlanganisa Amakhasimende ayizigidi ze-109 usebenzisa Imishini engu-127 million.

Nakuba izinga lokwephulwa kwemithetho lisethusa, akusona ukuphela kwesici esidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela. Izimo ezenze ukwehluleka kwezokuphepha, kanye nendlela i-AT&T nezikhulu zikahulumeni eziphendule ngayo, zinikeza imininingwane kulabo abathembele ezinyathelweni zokuphepha ku-inthanethi ukuze bagcine idatha yabo ivikelekile.

Indima yokuba sengozini yenkampani yangaphandle ekugebheni i-AT&T

The Ukuhluleka kwe-Crowdstrike okuholele ekunqamukeni kwamakhompuyutha emhlabeni jikelele ngoJulayi 2024 kugqamise ubungozi bokwethemba abahlinzeki bezinkampani zangaphandle ukuthi bazohlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuphepha. Ukwehluleka kwe-AT&T kukhanyisa uhlobo oluhlukile lokuba sengozini yenkampani yangaphandle.

"Imininingwane ehilelekile ekugebheni i-AT&T ayizange ikhishwe ku-AT&T ngokuqondile, kodwa isuka endaweni yefu yenkampani yangaphandle," kuchaza u-Dev Nag, uMsunguli kanye ne-CEO ye-AT&T. QueryPal. "Leso sici sokwephulwa komthetho sigcizelela ukubaluleka kwezinqubo zomugqa wedatha eziqinile."

U-Nag uchwepheshe wezobuchwepheshe onamava osebenze njengonjiniyela Omkhulu kwa-Google nanjengoMphathi Wesu Lokusebenza Kwebhizinisi kwa-PayPal. Wethule i-QueryPal ukuze iguqule ulwazi lwamakhasimende ngokunikeza isixazululo esinamandla e-AI sokuzenzakalela izimpendulo zamathikithi ezindaweni ezinevolumu ephezulu.

Ukugebenga kwe-AT&T kugqamisa ubunjalo obuyinkimbinkimbi bendawo yanamuhla yokugcinwa kwedatha. Izinkampani eziqongelela amanani amangalisayo edatha ngokuvamile ziphendukela kubahlinzeki bezinkampani zangaphandle ukuze zigcinwe. Leyo ndlela iba nzima njengoba abahlinzeki besitoreji bekhipha izimfuno ezikhulayo kwezinye izinkampani. Ngenxa yalokho, kuvame ukuba nzima ukucacisa ukuthi iyiphi inkampani enesibopho sokuphepha.

“Akusanele ukuhlola abathengisi bakho abaseduze,” kuxwayisa uNag. "Kufanele uqonde yonke i-ecosystem yedatha, okuhlanganisa ama-subprocessors nezindlela zawo zokuphepha."

Ukugebenga kwe-AT&T kuphinde kuphakamise imibuzo yokuthi kungakanani kakhulu uma kukhulunywa ngokusalela emuva kwesitolo sezinkampani zedatha yabasebenzisi. Abanye Ochwepheshe kholwa ukuthi uma inkampani igcina imininingwane eminingi, iba yinhle kakhulu kubagebengu be-inthanethi.

"Lokhu kwephula umthetho kusiphoqa ukuthi sibuyekeze kabusha izinqubomgomo zokugcinwa kwedatha," kusho uNag. "Ingabe ngempela sidinga ukugcina idatha ebucayi kangaka ezinkundleni zezinkampani zangaphandle isikhathi eside - cishe unyaka kulokhu - ngokuyisisekelo sidale ibhodwe lezinyosi labahlaseli?"

Umthelela we-ripple ongaba khona wokugebenga kwe-AT&T

Lapho imininingwane yokugebenga iqala ukuvela, i-AT&T yamemezela ku-a isitatimende sephephandaba ukuthi idatha ibingaqukethe “okuqukethwe kwamakholi noma imibhalo, ulwazi lomuntu siqu njengezinombolo Zokuvikeleka Komphakathi, izinsuku zokuzalwa, noma olunye ulwazi lomuntu siqu olungamhlonza.” Nakuba lokho kuyizindaba ezinhle, akusho ukuthi idatha etholiwe ayibalulekile kubaduni.

"Imininingwane inika abaduni isithombe esingcono kakhulu sezinhloso zabo, okubavumela ukuthi bahlasele kangcono," kuchaza u-Ashley Manraj, oyiChief Technology Officer kwa-. I-Pvotal Technologies. “Isibonelo, bangasebenzisa idatha ukuze bazi ukuthi abantu baxhumane nodokotela noma yiziphi izinsizakalo abazibhalisele. Bangase bangakwazi ukukulimaza ngokuqondile ngedatha, kodwa bangayisebenzisa ukuze bafunde okwengeziwe ngawe.”

UManraj ungumcwaningi mabhuku wezokuphepha oseke wachitha iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ehlola amasistimu ukuze ahlonze ubungozi be-cybersecurity. Izisombululo ze-Pvotal zihlinzeka ngengqalasizinda yebhizinisi esekelayo evumela ukukhula nokuba bukhali kuhambisane nokuvikeleka.

Umbiko we-AT&T uqinisekisa ukukhathazeka kukaManraj, uthi: “Nakuba idatha ingabandakanyi amagama wamakhasimende, kuvame ukuba nezindlela, kusetshenziswa amathuluzi aku-inthanethi atholakala esidlangalaleni, ukuthola igama elihlobene nenombolo yocingo ethile.”

Imithelela yokudalulwa okubambezelekile kokugebenga kwe-AT&T

Uma kwenzeka ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha, izinqubo ezihamba phambili zifuna ukuthi labo abathintekile baziswe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Amakhasimende angase adinge ukuthatha izinyathelo ezihlukahlukene ukuphendula ukwephulwa komthetho, njengokushintsha amagama ayimfihlo noma ukukhansela amakhadi esikweletu. Ukwazi mayelana nokwephulwa komthetho kungasiza amakhasimende ukuthi alungele imikhonyovu idatha engayibhebhethekisa.

Kodwa-ke, imibiko yokuhlasela kwe-AT&T yathatha izinyanga ukuthi ivele, futhi i-AT&T yathi ukubambezeleka kwaba khona UMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-US.

"Ukugunyazwa kwe-DOJ ukubambezela ukudalulwa, icaphuna ezokuphepha kuzwelonke noma ukukhathazeka kokuphepha komphakathi, kuyinto engavamile," kusho uNag. "Ukuzibandakanya komphakathi kwe-DOJ ne-FBI, esikhundleni sezinhlaka ezifana ne-CIA, kuphakamisa ukuthi lokhu kungase kuxhunywe nophenyo lwasekhaya oluqhubekayo, kunokuba abagebengu bezwe. Lokhu kungase kubonise umzamo osebenzayo wokulandelela abahlaseli ngenkathi beqhubeka nemisebenzi yabo, okungenzeka kuvumbulwe inethiwekhi enkulu yezigebengu.”

Yize ukubambezeleka kungajwayelekile, njengoba kusho uNag, kufanele kuqwashise izinkampani nabathengi ukuthi kuyenzeka njalo. Ukubambezeleka okusebenzela injongo ephakeme kungase kudingeke, ngisho nalapho kunamandla okubangela umonakalo omkhulu kulabo idatha yabo ethintekile.

"Izinto ezidlalwa ngokugebenga kwe-AT&T zigqamisa inkimbinkimbi eguqukayo ngokushesha ye-telecom cybersecurity, lapho ukuphathwa kwedatha kanye nokucatshangelwa kokugcinwa komthetho kubaluleka njengezinyathelo zokuphepha zenethiwekhi yendabuko," kusho uNag.

Ukugebenga kwe-AT&T kusikhumbuza ukuthi izinsongo ze-inthanethi zihlala zivela. Konke ukwephulwa komthetho okusha kunemithelela izinkampani nabathengi okufanele bakucabangele uma befuna ukugcina idatha yabo ivikelekile.

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