The SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 18,000 companies by exploiting a trusted enterprise tool, highlighting the growing threat of supply chain attacks. Zscaler’s CISO, Deepen Desai, explains that these attacks differ from data breaches by infiltrating trusted tools to spread malware. To protect against them, organizations should adopt a Zero Trust Architecture, enforce strong command and control (C2) prevention, use advanced malware detection, and employ Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Desai warns that future attacks may target multiple supply chain tiers, and emphasizes that Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange offers unparalleled protection by directly connecting users to necessary resources while inspecting and authenticating every connection.

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