We Are Not Prepared - CEO's Urgent Warning on U.S. Infrastructure Cyber Threats

Watch congressional testimony revealing critical gaps in America's infrastructure cybersecurity defenses as Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee warns that only 10% of water systems, power grids, and hospitals have proper monitoring while Chinese and Iranian threat actors actively target industrial control systems. Learn about the alarming reality that 98% of utilities lack basic cyber defenses, with 95% of security spending focused on IT rather than operational technology, leaving critical infrastructure vulnerable to attacks that could result in catastrophic consequences including loss of life. Discover how Iranian cyberattacks have surged 133% targeting water and healthcare systems, while ransomware now comprises one-third of all attacks in 2024, with many "equipment failures" actually being undetected cyberattacks. Explore the evolution of cyber threats since Stuxnet, including the more dangerous PIPEDREAM malware and China's Volt Typhoon campaign pre-positioning in U.S. networks, while examining successful defense strategies through the SANS Institute's 5 critical controls for ICS cybersecurity that have been proven effective against every analyzed industrial cyberattack. Understand the policy implications of federal cybersecurity programs, including State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program success stories like Littleton Electric's detection of Chinese attackers, while learning about the risks posed by expiring information sharing liability protections and proposed CISA budget cuts that could eliminate 1,000 employees critical to cyber response capabilities. Examine the debate over creating a dedicated U.S. Cyber Force, the challenges of attribution and escalation in offensive cyber operations, and the urgent need for streamlined federal guidance to protect rural America's vulnerable infrastructure through public-private partnerships that have successfully prevented major attacks.