American critical infrastructure faces increasingly sophisticated hacking campaigns. What is AI’s role in fending them off?
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When a cyberattack hit the water utility of Juneau, Alaska, in 2024, the small team running the city’s drinking-water and wastewater systems had little room for delay. With only a few days of drinking water in reserve, they spent a day “nuking and paving” the affected systems—wiping and rebuilding the operating systems needed to keep the water flowing.
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Add Us as a Preferred SourceJonathan Gibson is an independent researcher and reporter covering AI and National Security.
Jacob Arbeid is the CEO of Salvo Research, a research organization focused on applying technical talent to answering critical questions about AI and national security. He was formerly a founding member of the AI Security Institute.