Norfolk Southern system outage not the result of cyber attack according

pFacebookppTwitterppInstagramppSearchppMenuppWebcastsppMicrophone IconppEventsppEventsppVideosppVideo IconppNorfolk Southern system outage not the result of cyber attack ppCybersecurityppBy SSN StaffppUpdated 1115 PM CDT Sat September 30 2023ppATLANTA A technology outage that impacted rail operations for the Norfolk Southern Corp late Friday evening on Sept 29 has been ruled not to be the result of a cyber attack following an update from the company on SaturdayppOn Friday evening Norfolk Southerns data center experienced an outage that impacted rail operations that included their dispatching system train movements and functionality of their terminal operating system Operations were halted until the issue was safely and successfully resolved at 130 am ET the following day According to Norfolk Southern all systems are now fully functional and trains are runningppOur marketing team is collaborating closely with customers to keep them informed We expect the impact to our operations to last at least a couple of weeks as we work to mitigate traffic congestion caused by the outage the company wrote in a release At this time the company has found no indication that this was related to an unauthorized cybersecurity incident or the outage of Aug 28 We are continuing to examine the root cause of the incident but believe at this time that it relates to a vendor product defectppMany companies and service providers have been leery as the past year has seen numerous attacks to databases and infrastructure around the country Several medical facilities have been hacked leading to dangerous delays and mixups at hospitals as digital systems failed in the wake of hacks and ransomware incidents Several casinos and businesses belonging to MGM in Las Vegas were the targets of a recent cyber attack costing as much as 8 million per day for the victim and security equipment provider Johnson Controls experienced its own series of disruptions just this week  ppNorfolk Southern has stated that theyve undertaken a total review of the resiliency of their data center and network technology in order to prevent future outagesppcyberattack Cybersecurity Johnson Controls Norfolk Southern Corporation RansomwareppCommentsppTo comment on this post please log in to your account or set up an account nowppNeed the Latest Security News in the IndustryppWant to always have the latest security news in the industry right in your inbox Click the button below to subscribeppSubscribe NowppInvesting Now Makes the Rest of the Year Less Taxing LiterallyppWeSuites Tracy Larson Shares How Speed and Accuracy Grow Sales OrganizationsppFour Ways Your Sales Process Defines Company Growth ProfitabilityppAwardWinning Medical Center Turns to Mountain Alarm to Upgrade Fire SafetyppCategoriesppRecentppArchivesppCommercialppMonitoringppResidentialppSuppliersppCybersecurityppGeneral NewsppAlso NotedppOn The Editors DeskppMonitoring Matterspp20 Under 40ppEmerging Leaders Under 40ppFire Systems InstallationppNews and NotesppWomen in SecurityppThis Blogs on Fire And Other Stuffpp
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