Episode 129: US pipeline hit by cyber attack
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English - May 18, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsTech News News cybersecurity data privacy business hacking reputation management cyber law cyber insurance Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A significant piece of U.S. energy infrastructure is hit by hackers and the ripple effect will impact all American's at the gas pump... but is this the wake-up call that will really make a difference?
Until these past few days, you had likely never heard of the Colonial Pipeline. It's a 5,500-mile system that moves 100 million gallons of fuel each day from Texas to New Jersey. (That's roughly 45% of the fuel consumed in that region.) The AP reported that this was a cyber extortion attempt by a group called DarkSide.
We discuss how the attack happened, the ripple effects in the economy and whether or not this will finally make businesses take the threat seriously.
Guest
Mike Hussey, Utah Dept. of Technology Services