CISA Is Running at 40% Strength While Iran's Proxies Run at Full Speed
Iran's proxies hacked the FBI director who vowed to hunt them down.
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America Must Better Prepare for a Critical Infrastructure Cyber Battlefield
ICIT Executive Director Valerie Moon says the United States remains unprepared for critical infrastructure attacks that come with modern geopolitical conflict.
ATA 2026: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Treat U.S. Infrastructure as a Standing Battlespace
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s 2026 Annual Threat Assessment (ATA) highlights escalating risks to the U.S. from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and aggressive ransomware actors, emphasizing pre-positioning in key systems for potential disruption during crises.
Cyber Fortress: The War Game Preparing the U.S. for Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure
Dragos CEO and Army National Guard Lt. Col. Rob Lee explains how Cyber Fortress brings together military units, infrastructure operators, and international partners to train for real-world cyberattacks against operational technology systems.
Cyberwar’s New Red Line: Why Attacks on Civilians Must Be Stopped
Dragos CEO and National Guard Lt. Col. Rob Lee warns that cyber operations targeting civilian infrastructure, from hospitals to water systems, are crossing a dangerous line the cybersecurity community must confront directly.
CYBR.SEC.CAST Episode 64: Rob Lee
Dragos CEO and U.S. National Guard Lt. Col. Rob Lee on why he returned to military service and the role exercises like Cyber Fortress play in preparing both government and private sector operators for real-world cyber incidents, including those tied to the Iran War.
Iranian Attack on Stryker Brings BYOD Dangers Back to Center Stage
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) dimension carries implications well beyond Stryker.
Iran and the New Realities of Cyberwar
The Iran war offers a stark reminder that long-assumed boundaries between cyber operations and kinetic warfare are rapidly dissolving.
The War With Iran Is Now Being (Partially) Fought in Data Centers, Defense Networks, and Telegram Chats
While Iranian drones were taking out Amazon's data centers in the Gulf, Tehran's hackers were already inside U.S. banks, airports, and defense networks — and they got there weeks before the first missile flew.
Where to Track Cyber Activity Tied to the US-Israel-Iran Conflict
This list -- to be updated regularly -- contains sites that are ideal for those tracking cyber activity surrounding the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Iran Conflict: America's Cyber Defenses Face Their Biggest Test — At a Weak Moment
As Iran's cyber forces regroup after the most devastating military strikes in the Islamic Republic's history, the U.S. agency built to defend the nation's critical infrastructure is operating with a skeleton crew, gutted leadership, and a funding crisis — at precisely the moment it is needed most.
Conflict With Iran Is Latest Case of the Wall Between Cyber and Kinetic Warfare Crumbling
The escalating conflict with Iran underscores how the once-clear boundary between cyber and kinetic warfare has collapsed, forcing organizations to rethink cybersecurity as inseparable from physical and geopolitical risk.
HOU.SEC.CON.: Cyberwarfare Likely a Decisive Element in Potential Taiwan Conflict
In a potential hot conflict over Taiwan sovereignty, cyber operations would be at the forefront, and aimed at slowing the U.S. military response, targeting military logistics systems, cloud-based sustainment platforms, naval communications, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems.