ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: THE ELECTRIC GRID
Chinese Hackers Have Infiltrated Our Grid American cybersecurity faces a significant and immediate challenge. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have embedded themselves in our critical electric utility infrastructure—positioning themselves to potentially disrupt both our economy and our operational national defense capability. In November, Politico quoted the Chief Information Security Officer of a major critical infrastructure company, stating, […]
ISA: When Cyber Rules Can’t Prove They Work, They Become a Security Liability
Deterrence is arithmetic, not theater. In today’s hearing—“Defense through Offense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign Foreign Activity Targeting the Homeland”—Chairman Andy Ogles put it plainly: the United States must figure out how to change the cost-benefit analysis for our adversaries, because currently the math still works in their favor.1 The Internet […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT:TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PART 2
Our Transportation Infrastructure Is Already Compromised, Endangering National Security The People’s Republic of China has forecast its intent to move against Taiwan as early as 2027. Such a move creates extensive strategic concerns for the United States and could generate the need for a physical show of force. However, if, for example, the U.S. decided […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PART 2
The Heart and Soul and Muscle of Cybersecurity: The IT Sector and Its People Before World War II, the United States viewed warfare as occurring in two primary domains: land, overseen by the Army, and sea, managed by the Navy. The attack on Pearl Harbor revealed a third essential domain—the air—forcing the U.S. to rethink […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: HEALTHCARE PART 2
Government’s Motto for Cybersecurity Must Be “Do No Harm” Healthcare was one of the very first industries regulated for cybersecurity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), yet it remains one of the least cybersecure. Academic reviews of cybersecurity policy have identified 49 separate regulations, standards, and guidelines applicable to […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: NUCLEAR PART 2
The Nuclear-Cyber Convergence: America’s Energy Future Meets Its Greatest Security Challenge Technology giants are investing billions in nuclear energy to power their artificial intelligence initiatives. Microsoft plans to restart the reactor at Three Mile Island, Google has contracted for 500 megawatts from small modular reactors, and Amazon has taken stakes in several nuclear projects1. […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: TELECOMMUNICATIONS PART 2
“We’re really dealing with a highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor that will do anything and everything at any price to get a foothold into our critical infrastructure.” — Nasrin Rezai, Chief Information Security Officer for Verizon¹. The New Definition of National Defense For generations, “national defense” has meant tanks, jets, and missiles. However, […]
THE NDAA FRAMEWORK FOR NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY: 5 NO-COST REFORMS
America is losing the cyber war, not because it lacks intellect or technology, but because the United States is trying to fight a national security conflict with a governance structure designed for fragmented consumer protection oversight. This fragmentation is not a bureaucratic inconvenience—it is a national-defense failure created by jurisdictional paralysis. The solution requires Congressional […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: HIGHER EDUCATION
America’s Hidden Frontline: Why Universities Are Now a Matter of National Defense Today, one of the country’s most important and least defended battlefields is not a military base or government bunker – it is US universities. Universities are not merely centers of education; they are the research core of America’s strategic advantage. Each year, they […]
ISA NATIONAL DEFENSE CYBER THREAT REPORT: NUCLEAR
The Nuclear-Cyber Convergence: America’s Energy Future Meets Its Greatest Security Challenge Technology giants are investing billions in nuclear energy to power their artificial intelligence initiatives. Microsoft plans to restart the reactor at Three Mile Island, Google has contracted for 500 megawatts from small modular reactors, and Amazon has taken stakes in several nuclear projects1. This […]
