Sen. Hassan on Colonial Pipeline Hearing: 'I've Talked With Small School Districts in My State of N.H. That are Better Prepared for Cyberattacks Than Colonial Pipeline'
June 09, 2021
June 09, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021:
During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Colonial Pipeline President and CEO Joseph A. Blount, Jr. on the recent cyberattack it experienced and its decision to pay hackers a ransom payment. When Senator Hassan asked Mr. Blount if the company had a cybersecurity plan prior to the attack that included guidance about p . . .
During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Colonial Pipeline President and CEO Joseph A. Blount, Jr. on the recent cyberattack it experienced and its decision to pay hackers a ransom payment. When Senator Hassan asked Mr. Blount if the company had a cybersecurity plan prior to the attack that included guidance about p . . .