Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom

Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by WJW on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:38PM (#27147121)

Well then, perhaps there should be minimum requirements to become CEO of a large corporation in regulated areas like pipelines? If the alternative is large harm to the public, this seems like a no-brainer to me for future legislation.

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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by briandear on Thursday May 13, 2021 @06:03PM (#27148049)

So should the president of the United States be an expert on tactical jet engines? And also have a PHD in economics? And also be an expert in immunology? And power plant operations? How about the national airspace system?

People are quick to conclude that Colonial’s security was “bad.” But do we know that to be true? A sophisticated, potentially state-sponsored organization initiated this attack. The best security in the world is not 100% secure. It might be wise to get the facts before rushing to judgement.

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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by FredPret on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:49PM (#27147259)

It’s probably cleaner and easier to run this if the spooks set up a bureau of cyber security standards and fine strategically important companies for non-compliance. The gov can do security audits on these corps.

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