Cybersecurity
U.S. Lawmakers Chide Colonial Pipeline for Weak Cybersecurity
- CEO says he didn’t discuss ransom with U.S. before paying
- Colonial attack a ‘case study’ on need for cyber hygiene
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U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline Co.’s cybersecurity practices as the company’s chief executive officer faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill.
“If your pipeline provides fuel to 45% of the East Coast, why are you only hardening systems after an attack? Why wasn’t it done beforehand,” said Representative John Katko, a Republican from New York and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, which held Wednesday’s hearing on lessons learned from the attack.