December 09, 2023

52: Colonial Pipeline

26 minutes

In 2021 many of Colonial Pipelines IT systems were locked by malware and out of caution they shutdown the fuel pipelines feeding nearly half of the Eastern US leading to chaos at the gas pump and a state of emergency being declared. We look at how poor off-boarding hygiene led to an easily preventable cyber-attack.
With John Chidgey.

Hearing:

Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security House of Representatives Transcript

Threats to Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Colonial Pipeline Cyber-Attack (PDF)

Charles Carmakal Statement from Hearing (PDF)

General Information:

Colonial Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

How Three Major Cyber Attacks Could Have Been Prevented

What IT security teams can learn from the Colonial Pipeline

Evolution of the Chief Information Security Officer

US Fuel Pipeline Hackers Statement

DarkSide

DarkSide Leaks Press Center (X)

DarkSide Ransomware Gang Behind Pipeline Hack Quits

TSA Renews Cyber-Security Guidelines for Pipelines

DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners and Operators

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Emergency Declaration for 17 States

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Dave Jones, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Ian Gallagher.

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