The groundbreaking lawsuit’s claims about inadequate disclosures related to the historic Sunburst attack were thrown out Thursday.

Brad Smith defended the company at a time of growing concerns about whether the tech giant is sufficiently prioritizing security.

CyberScoop first reported on the existence of the directive, which calls the pilfered emails “a grave and unacceptable risk to agencies."

The SEC alleges SolarWinds defrauded investors by failing to disclose gaps in their security practices later exploited by Russian hackers.

Security deficiencies and business practices have researchers and officials furious at Microsoft for enabling an espionage operation.

The breach is separate from the SolarWinds fallout and had not been previously publicly disclosed.

New infrastructure, old tricks.

The legislation eventually garnered widespread support on its way to becoming law, but much remains unresolved.

The measure, under which CISA would handle the incident reporting, must still win House approval.

The research reveals ongoing efforts by the SolarWinds hackers to steal data and find ways to access additional victims.