US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns
If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA cybersecurity director Anne Neuberger said last week.
Neuberger, speaking at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness on Wednesday, said that she lacked confidence in the resilience of US infrastructure for a number of reasons — including the Trump administration’s cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA’s) workforce.
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