Micro-segmentation: The Invisinet Difference
It all started with just one compromised password. The date was May 7, 2021. Colonial Pipeline – the largest refined oil pipeline system in the U.S., spanning 5,500 miles and transporting 3 million barrels of fuel daily between Texas and New York – ground to a halt as ransomware paralyzed its systems. Attackers breached security with a single hacked password and, once inside, moved freely throughout the network, locking critical infrastructure and demanding a $4.4 million dollar ransom. After receiving the ransom, the hackers quickly provided a restoration tool, but its slow processing delayed system recovery, forcing Colonial to remain offline for five days before resuming operations. As gas stations ran dry across the East Coast, Americans faced a sobering reality: our most vital systems remain dangerously vulnerable to attack.