U.S. Lawmakers Chide Colonial Pipeline for Weak Cybersecurity Jun 10 2021, 8:15 AM June 09 2021, 10:52 PM June 10 2021, 8:15 AM (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline Co.âs cybersecurity practices as the companyâs chief executive officer faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill. (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline Co.âs cybersecurity practices as the companyâs chief executive officer faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill. âIf your pipeline provides fuel to 45% of the East Coast, why are you only hardening systems after an attack? Why wasnât it done beforehand,â said Representative John Katko, a Republican from New York and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, which held Wednesdayâs hearing on lessons learned from the attack.