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How to Prevent Another Colonial Pipeline

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How to Prevent Another Colonial Pipeline
In an aerial view, a fuel holding tank is seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Md., on May 13, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Stephen Bryen
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Some small-minded sages in America are chortling that people with electric cars don’t have to worry about the Colonial Pipeline—recently shut down due to a cyberattack—because they can get their “gas” from the electric company. They go on to argue for more electric cars.

Stephen Bryen
Stephen Bryen
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Dr. Stephen Bryen is regarded as a thought leader on technology security policy, twice being awarded the Defense Department’s highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal. A Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, Senior Fellow, Yorktown Institute, his most recent book is “Technology Security and National Power: Winners and Losers.”
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