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Podcast: 5 Minutes to Chaos
Episode: Episode 61 - Colorado State EM Director Mike Willis and CISO Debbi Blyth Discuss the Response to a Catastrophic the 2018 CDOT Cyber Attack
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In this episode, Mike Willis and Debbie Blyth discuss a cyber attack on the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the crisis management response to it. The attack occurred in February 2018 and affected CDOT's systems, including HR, payroll, contractor payment, variable message signs, toll collection, and more. The attack was initiated through a misconfigured virtual server in public cloud infrastructure, which allowed the attackers to gain access to the CDOT domain. The response involved the collaboration between CDOT, the Colorado Office of Emergency Management, and the Colorado National Guard. The National Guard was mobilized through a...