On this week’s episode, a much requested Make It Make Sense: the Colonial Pipeline crisis.

On May 7 2021, the Colonial Pipeline, a fuel pipeline operating out of Houston, Texas, and serving 45% of the US east coast, was shut down, due to hackers infiltrating its systems and impacting equipment critical to the operation of the pipeline.

The resultant impacts – everything from fuel shortages to flight disruptions to increased hacking activity (industry agnostic) – were a stark reminder of the criticality of infrastructure in our day to day lives. And how quickly we fall apart when infrastructure is compromised.

The Colonial Pipeline crisis is a story where all the warnings signs were there, and yet the risk still manifested. On today’s episode, I’ll take you through what happened. The impacts. How it was resolved. And I will bring you the lessons learned. Lessons not just for our organizations, but lessons for us as humans.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

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Bibliography
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/darkside-hackers-focus-after-toshiba-attack-2021-05-14/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/a-closer-look-at-the-darkside-ransomware-gang/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DarkSide_(hacking_group)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Pipeline_cyberattack
https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/colonial-pipeline-investigation/
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/shortage-delivery-drivers-means-gas-station-pumps-could-run-dry-n1265673
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/colonial-pipeline-ceo-admits-paid-ransom-hackers/