cybersecurity News Updates

Business, Technology, Safety

Biden Urges CEOs to Improve Cybersecurity

President Joe Biden urged a group of CEOs to help improve cybersecurity across the nation’s critical infrastructure and economy, citing a lack of trained professionals to adequately protect the U.S.

August 26, 2021
Government, Business

US Moves to Better Protect Infrastructure From Cyberthreats

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is eyeing ways to harden cybersecurity defenses for critical infrastructure, announcing July 28 the development of performance goals and a voluntary public-private partnership to protect core sectors.

July 28, 2021
Technology, Logistics

Reliable. Cost-Effective. Are You Destined for the Cloud?

Program Aired: June 10, 2021. Cost-Savings. Security. Uptime. Explore the basics and learn just what a move to the cloud for services, hosting, computing and executing applications can do for your business success quickly and painlessly.  Experts share why a switch to the cloud is a “must†for companies in the transportation and logistics space. 

June 10, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Lawmakers Chide Colonial Pipeline for Weak Cybersecurity

U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline Co.’s cybersecurity practices as the company’s CEO faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill.

June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

US Recovers Millions in Ransom From Colonial Pipeline Hackers

The U.S. recovered almost all the bitcoin ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline Co. in May in a sign that law enforcement is capable of pursuing online criminals even when they operate outside the nation’s borders.

June 7, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Energy Chief Jennifer Granholm Cites Risk of Cyberattacks Crippling Power Grid

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on June 6 called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using cyber intrusions to shut down the U.S. power grid.

June 7, 2021
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