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2021-05-13 Economy

Top U.S. fuel pipeline recovering from devastating ransomware attack

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-13 06:39|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Biden's response is to relax a rule preventing companies from paying ransoms to sanctions countries.

Current situation resembles no one locking the front door to their house, and we try to reduce burglaries by arresting the burglars.

Let me suggest instead that we harden our infrastructure a little. Block spoofed UDP packets at the border (I am told this would be easy to do). Require that all products containing software not include hard coded passwords and be user flashable with updates. Maybe even some level of liability for not providing security updates for your products on a timely basis and for at least 5 years. And possibly allowing ISPs to block internet access by known compromised devices. And for God's sake take all critical infrastructure off the public internet. You know, just for starters.

Posted by Angstrom 2021-05-13 10:38|| 2021-05-13 10:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Step #1: And for God's sake take all critical infrastructure off the public internet.
Step #2: take all voting machines off the internet
Step #3: ban voting machines, insist federal elections to counted like Canada does.
Step #etc:

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-05-13 11:36|| 2021-05-13 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 So I just read the oil company paid the ransom. At first blush is the old American lie that we never pay ransoms. Truth is we do, and in some instances, like this one, we should. Oh, ouch, hold the your fire. Here's why. In most instances we pay, when we pay we can track the money. Now we know who they are and we can take them down. All of our lack of confidence in the FBI and CIA, the trackers that do this best are US customs guys, ICE guys. I have watched this process in action and it is much easier, and when the takedowns happen the rest of the underworld takes note.

Posted by 49 Pan 2021-05-13 13:44|| 2021-05-13 13:44|| Front Page Top

#4 The history of this pipeline is fascinating. It was built during WW II to avoid U-Boat attacks on tankers between the supply on the Gulf Coast and the refineries & demand in the Northeast (and England.) Government allowed lots of shortcuts in the construction process so it could happen in time to be of use (and it was of GREAT use.) Then after the war, they backed off and allowed prosecution over all those shortcuts. One does wonder if the government is once again playing regulatory games with this pipeline for its own purposes.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-05-13 14:51|| 2021-05-13 14:51|| Front Page Top

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