Microsoft Exchange Server Attack Case Study Part 2
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After our initial analysis of grouping the Microsoft Exchange Server Attack, we further analyzed a dataset containing approximately 5000 companies with a total exposure of $34,644,208,987. The distribution of the companies included a distribution across:
- 8 countries
- 43 industries
- Various sizes (based on employee count)
The analysis was done to better determine which types of companies are potentially susceptible to attacks and damage due to the newly discovered vulnerability.
The analysis first isolated each of the CRIMZON™ elements:
- Country
- Sector and Industry
- Company Size (by Employee Count)
Country
![Kovrr broke down the companies who suffered from the SolarWinds attack according to country.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e73c07d4b9d0000fbf5dd45/609a830267060b62f683d83d_country.png)
Sector and Industry
![Kovrr broke down the companies who suffered from the SolarWinds attack according to sector.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e73c07d4b9d0000fbf5dd45/609a83298fbc60cd51bbd1ab_sector.png)
![Kovrr broke down the companies who suffered from the SolarWinds attack according to industry.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e73c07d4b9d0000fbf5dd45/609a835ab907a362dc1ee9ff_indusrty.png)
Company Size (by Employee Count)
![Kovrr broke down the companies who suffered from the SolarWinds attack according to company size.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e73c07d4b9d0000fbf5dd45/609a837ec18efa0a7c7f3cda_employee%20count.png)
The results clearly show that grouping companies by one characteristic only does not provide accurate information on possible aggregations, however, when the elements are grouped into a CRIMZON, the types of companies affected by the attack become much clearer. Insights using CRIMZON can also provide supplementary insights on aspects such as security hygiene and patching cadence.
![Kovrr broke down the companies who suffered from the SolarWinds according to CRIMZON.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e73c07d4b9d0000fbf5dd45/615b7a7199cdfba75dffaeef_Artboard%201.jpg)