Federal, State, Local Cyber Leaders Meet to Discuss Threats

The article recaps the Billington State and Local Cybersecurity Summit held in Washington, D.C., highlighting sessions on ransomware, election security, AI, and federal-state collaboration, with emphasis on a panel warning about PRC penetration of U.S. critical infrastructure and potential for disruption. It references a Biden administration/EPA letter on escalating threats to water systems, Iranian-affiliated attacks exploiting default OT passwords, sanctions against Iranian officials, and Volt Typhoon’s compromise of U.S. drinking water system information. The piece lists numerous state and federal cyber leaders in attendance and notes that while some sessions were confidential, recordings of open sessions will be released, recommending the closing session on China’s cyber threat.