"Even incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, which showed us how the cyber world and our physical lives intersect, stopped far short of societal disruption. However, the threat of cyberwar has been building, influenced by advancements in AI and increased presence of actors in U.S. systems and telecommunication networks. A military conflict could escalate these attacks to scale, crippling critical infrastructure and public safety systems like power grids, transportation networks and emergency response, even disrupting military communications and undermining response."
"Security baked in from the start must become the standard as government and critical infrastructure partners prepare for the threat of cyber warfare. Baked-in security needs to extend across the entire software security supply chain. This means scanning all code, especially open-source, for vulnerabilities and leaning on emerging AI capabilities for discovery and remediation at scale. Federal agencies like CISA and NIST are increasingly recognizing this need and providing agencies with guidelines for maintai"
Damaging cyberattacks have historically targeted financial gain or network access, causing business impacts and disruption to daily life. Events like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack revealed physical-world intersections but resulted in relatively quick recovery after ransom payment. Advances in AI and increased adversary presence in U.S. systems and telecom networks raise the risk of cyberwar, which could scale attacks to cripple power grids, transportation, emergency response, and military communications. Cyberwarfare actors are unlikely to enable recovery via ransom. The barrier to entry is shrinking as AI scales malicious capabilities. Government and critical infrastructure providers must bake security into the software supply chain, scan all code including open-source, and leverage AI for discovery and remediation, following CISA and NIST guidance.
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