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Cybersecurity News for the Week Ending May 14, 2021

If You Thought the FTC Was Toothless Before, Just Wait I always complained that the FTC’s penalties were way too meek. Now I understand why, but it has just gotten MUCH worse. 99.99% of the blame goes to Congress. Initially, the FTC could not bring lawsuits against businesses at all. All they could do was […]

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Colonial Pipeline – the Saga and the Fallout

The saga of the Colonial Pipeline hack continues. Colonial says that there is fuel flowing through the pipeline again but it will take time to get all of the tributary lines operational. But more importantly, many sources are reporting that Colonial paid $5 million in cryptocurrency to the Russian hackers on Friday, contradicting earlier reports […]

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Fallout of the Colonial Pipeline Attack

It is interesting that this attack has captured the attention of consumers and government alike. For those of you not affected, the Colonial Pipeline company runs the major pipeline for refined petroleum products between Houston and New Jersey with many stops in between. The pipeline covers 5,500 millions and moves 100 million gallons of fuel […]

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