Wars and Rumors of Wars - Implications for Domestic Critical Infrastructure
Explore the implications of pre-positioning attacks on critical infrastructure in this BSidesLV conference talk. Delve into the Volt Typhoon threat actor's compromises of IT environments across multiple sectors, including Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems. Analyze the U.S. agencies' high-confidence assessment that these actors aim to enable lateral movement to OT assets for potential disruptive effects during geopolitical tensions or military conflicts. Learn about the concerns raised by U.S. authoring agencies and discuss appropriate responses for critical infrastructures and the general public to these types of threats. Join speakers Karl Holmqvist and Beau Woods for this insightful 1 hour and 44 minute session on the current landscape of cyber threats to domestic critical infrastructure.