Combating the Rise of Federally Aimed Malicious Intent

This commentary highlights escalating risks to U.S. federal agencies from deepfakes, AI-enabled threats, and nation-state and criminal actors, emphasizing the need for coordinated defenses and a skilled cybersecurity workforce. It urges agencies to benchmark skills, invest in continuous training and hands-on labs, practice incident response, and leverage government initiatives to close the cyber-AI skills gap and better protect critical infrastructure and the public.