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Colonial Pipeline shutdown highlights need for better OT cyber security practices
Experts weigh in on what the Colonial attack teaches critical infrastructure providers about preparation and incident response.
Attack prompted statement from U.S. President Joe Biden Credit: Dreamstime
In one of the most disruptive cyber security incidents to take place in the United States, Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline announced late Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack, later confirmed to be a ransomware attack. The company said it proactively took specific systems offline and halted all pipeline operations.
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The attack on a critical US artery for the transport of fuel has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of the energy industry to cyber attacks. The ransomware attack on the 2.5 million barrels per day Colonial Pipeline endangered access to fuel for the US East Coast. The pipeline, which was built in the 1960s, snakes across a distance of 8,850 kilometres and carries products sufficient to meet the total consumption of Germany, Europe’s largest economy and the world’s fourth-biggest.
So what makes the energy industry a target for attacks and why is it vulnerable?
Any impact on the energy sector can affect entire communities and even countries. An attack on a power plant or a pipeline can cause widespread blackouts, impact transportation, heating, and the functioning of critical activities in the economy.
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Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the U.S. and a major supplier of gasoline and jet fuel to the East Coast and a number of southern states, shut down after a ransomware attack Friday, the company said in a statement Saturday.
Colonial Pipeline retained FireEye/Mandiant to manage the investigation, according to a spokesperson from the cybersecurity company. DarkSide ransomware is responsible for the compromise, the FBI confirmed in a statement to Cybersecurity Dive Monday.
By Sunday, the company restored some smaller, lateral lines between terminals and delivery points, but the main lines remained shut off. Colonial Pipeline is in the process of restoring service to other laterals, it is awaiting clearance from authorities.