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Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
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AlbertL:
Looks like this will be the one that really focuses public attention on cybersecurity, due to the highly visible and widespread disruptions it's causing.
Gyro:
Apparently they didn't mean to shut the pipeline down though.... So there's that. ;)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57050690
TimFox:
This looks to me as another example of the basic incentive problem for critical utilities:
If the only penalty to the company for insufficient investment in safety or reliability is a loss of income during the disruption, there is no incentive to invest heavily against a rare or unlikely situation. A similar problem: Blizzards hit Texas only every 10 years or so, so why spend large sums on winterization of facilities?
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