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SolarWinds Gets OK to File Its ‘Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan’ Under Seal

U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer for Southern New York in Manhattan granted SolarWinds’ March 22 letter motion to file Exhibit No. 17 under seal as part of its motion to dismiss the SEC’s amended securities fraud complaint (see 2403250039), said…

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the judge’s signed order Monday (docket 1:23-cv-09518). “Good cause exists” for filing the document under seal because it reflects SolarWinds' “cybersecurity incident response plan,” said SolarWinds’ motion. Publicly revealing that information “could undermine SolarWinds' ability to respond to cyber incidents,” it said: “Given the sensitive nature of SolarWinds' incident response plan -- which could be exploited by a future threat actor -- sealing is warranted.” SolarWinds’ motion to dismiss called the SEC’s amended complaint “a case in search of a theory.”