Colonial Pipeline and Ransomware: The Kalashnikov of 2021

Cybersecurity Unplugged

Tom Kellermann is the head of cybersecurity strategy for VMware. Prior to this role, Kellermann was the chief cybersecurity officer for Carbon Black. Tom serves as the Wilson Center’s Global Fellow for Cybersecurity Policy and sits on the Technology Executive Council for CNBC.

In this episode, Kellermann discusses:

• The vulnerability of U.S. energy infrastructure;
• The geopolitical motivations behind the Colonial Pipeline attack;
• What Colonial should do now to mitigate the damage.