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Major meat supplier had to close its plants. >> i think it's fair to say that we've transitioned out from a system and a situation where people looked to steal information and data to a new day when people seek to disrupt processes and that creates a disruption and obviously can royal the markets, create challenges for producers and consumers. hopefully this is a wake-up call for everybody. >> one example of less than stellar security, colonial pipeline, hackers were able to access the colonial pipeline's network through an account that did not have multi-layered security. you hear about two f...

Joining us is nbc security correspondent ken dilanian. >> good evening, ayman. darkside used an unused vpn account that had a single password, not the two-factor authentication that we need to access our nbc accounts from home. he said it was a complicated password, not a "colonial 123" type password. but he said the company did not have a ransom plan despite spending an average of $40 million a year on cybersecurity. he says his company now complies with the latest cybersecurity standards ordered last month by the transportation department. he recounted how colonial shut down its pipeline 15 ...