Georgia Tech Dean Discusses Cyberattack On Colonial Pipeline

<p>A portrait of Raheem Beyah is next to an image of a Colonial Pipeline company storage tank.</p>

A portrait of Raheem Beyah is next to an image of a Colonial Pipeline company storage tank.

On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Raheem Beyah, the dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering and the founder of Fortiphyd Logic, talked with show host Rose Scott about the DarkSide Ransomware Gang’s attack on the Colonial Pipeline.

During the conversation, Beyah also discussed the challenges in preventing foreign attacks and what can be done to prevent such attacks in the future and the importance of addressing the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the U.S.

Pipeline Cyber Attack Serves as Wake-up Call to Protect Infrastructure

<p>Picture of an empty gasoline pump with a bagged spout and paper signs taped to it. Credit: Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder</p>

Picture of an empty gasoline pump with a bagged spout and paper signs taped to it. Credit: Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute Executive Director Tim Lieuwen is quoted in this article in the Georgia Recorder on the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack.

What Went Wrong with the Electrical Grid in Texas?

<p>Portrait of Emily Grubert with Earth, environment, and infrastructure graphics in the background.</p>

Portrait of Emily Grubert with Earth, environment, and infrastructure graphics in the background.

GT Assistant Professor Emily Grubert joins NPR Morning Edition host Noel King to discuss how the extraordinary weather event in Texas caused the state's electrical grid to fail.