The Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to Linden, New Jersey, supplies the East Coast with 45% of its gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heating oil.
Ransomware locks companies and agencies out of their own data using encryption, essentially holding the organization s information hostage until a ransom is paid and instructions to reverse the encryption are supplied by the attackers in return.
Prices have already seen an upturn due to the easement of many COVID-19-related shutdown protocols, said Brian Bethune, a professor of applied economics at Boston College, and so far, the attack on Colonial is not a driving force.
The Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to Linden, supplies the East Coast with 45% of its gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heating oil.
Ransomware locks companies and agencies out of their own data using encryption, essentially holding the organization s information hostage until a ransom is paid and instructions to reverse the encryption are supplied by the attackers in return.
Prices have already seen an upturn due to the easement of many COVID-19-related shutdown protocols, said Brian Bethune, a professor of applied economics at Boston College, and so far, the attack on Colonial is not a driving force.
However, if the pipeline remains down much longer, it could exacerbate the climbing costs.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden was fielding his fourth question from a reporter after delivering remarks on the pandemic last week when he apologized to the press corps.
“Look, I’m sorry. This is the last question I’ll take,” Biden said. “I’m really going to be in trouble.”
In trouble? Really?
In fact, yes, White House press secretary Jen Psaki divulged in a podcast interview this week.
Psaki told CNN’s David Axelrod that the communications shop frowns on Biden’s willingness to engage with reporters who shout questions during Biden’s public appearances.
“That is not something we recommend,” Psaki said. “In fact, a lot of times we say `Don t take questions.’ ”
Facebook s Oversight Board will issue its ruling on Trump s ban this week Engadget 2 hrs ago Nathan Ingraham
Facebook s Oversight Board has delivered its ruling on the company s indefinite ban on Donald Trump. After a delay, partially to review the more than 9,000 public comments people submitted to this case, the Oversight Board has announced that it ll release its decision on Trump s ban this Wednesday, May 5th, at 9AM ET.
The Oversight Board will announce its decision on the case concerning former US President Trump on its website at https://t.co/NNQ9YCrcrh on May 5, 2021 at approximately 9:00 a.m. EDT. Oversight Board (@OversightBoard) May 3, 2021