The big news in critical infrastructure security is the ransomware-triggered shutdown of the Colonial gasoline pipeline – the largest such pipeline in the USA. The attack has been attributed to the DarkSide ransomware group. The group subsequently posted an apology on their website saying “they didn’t mean” to impact critical infrastructure.
We’re joined today by Lior Frenkel, CEO and Co-Founder of Waterfall Security Solutions. Mr. Frenkel founded the company specifically to address the then-emerging threats to critical infrastructure that were posed by targeted attacks.
So Lior, our topic is the big pipeline shutdown. How big a deal is this in the world of critical industrial infrastructures?
This is the biggest shutdown ever of critical infrastructure in the USA from a cyber attack. It is a very big deal. That said, it is not very surprising. Targeted ransomware ..
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