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crippled american fuel supply raised alarm bells. we know the private companies paid $4.4 million toe attackers based in russia. u.s. citizens are barred from paying ransom to terrorists. many worry that paying the money is encouraging more attacks. now the d.h.s. as first reported by the washington post is set to impose new rules for pipeline companies and how they must secure their systems from cyber attacks or else face large fines. the authority to enforce will be given to t.s.a. t.s.a. was given pipeline security after 9-11 but only employs five trained regulators to oversee this task. cyber defense guidelines for the 3,000 companies that run the pipelines have been voluntary till now. our constituents are on the front lines of these attacks and yet they can t they don t know what their country is doing

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