cybersecurity News Updates

Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Securing Your IT Network

Protecting your trucking company’s computer network from the latest cyberthreats is an even greater challenge in 2021 given the stubborn persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to security pros.

May 21, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Granholm: Fuel Crisis Is Near Its End

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump†on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.

May 15, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Colonial Pipeline Restarts Operations, but Normalcy Days Away

Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, restarted operations May 12, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.

May 12, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Biden Says Russia Has ‘Some Responsibility’ in Colonial Attack

President Joe Biden said Russia has “some responsibility†to address a ransomware attack that crippled the Colonial fuel pipeline and that he’ll seek global cooperation to combat similar hacks.

May 10, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Colonial Pipeline Could Be Back Up Within Days

WASHINGTON — The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said May 10 it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.

May 10, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Gas Futures Shrug Off Cyberattack on Pipeline

A rally in gasoline futures lost steam as traders expect there will be enough fuel supply to meet demand after a cyberattack led to the shutdown of the largest U.S. oil-products pipeline. Crude futures reversed gains

May 10, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Breaking News

FMCSA Issues Emergency Declaration to June 8 Due to Pipeline Cyberattack

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is providing emergency relief from hours-of-service regulations to motor carriers and drivers assisting operations linked to refined petroleum supply chains in the East Coast in the wake of a cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline.

May 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Colonial Pipeline’s Silence Has Energy Traders Nervous

Traders and shippers are increasingly nervous about the possibility of a shortage of fuel in the eastern U.S. two days after the shutdown of a major pipeline following a cyberattack.

May 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Experts Say Cyberattack on Pipeline Is a Wake-Up Call

NEW YORK — The shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline because of a ransomware attack stretched into a third day May 9, with the Biden administration saying an “all-hands-on-deck†effort is underway to restore operations and avoid disruptions in gasoline supply.

May 9, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Biggest US Gas Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline is working to restore operations after a cyberattack prompted the company to take its systems offline, threatening the supply of refined petroleum products to gas stations in major cities on the U.S. eastern seaboard.

May 8, 2021