News Analysis The cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline in the United States made clear the consequences of such attacks in a tangible way, as it led to gas price hikes and even fuel pump closures in the American Northeast, causing disruptions to daily life. The incident serves as a sign of things to come if cybersecurity isn’t taken more seriously, due to increased connectivity in industrial and critical infrastructure, says Thomas Keenan, a cybersecurity expert and professor at the University of Calgary. “It could happen in Canada. We have pipelines. We have the same equipment that they have in the United States,” Keenan said in an interview, adding that, similar to the United States, Canada can do little to deter rogue players in non-allied foreign countries. U.S. President Joe Biden has said that there is evidence the cyberattack was launched by actors in Russia, but that so far there …