As Federal agencies ramp up their defenses against potential cyberattacks, the threat landscape grows ever more worrisome. Nation-state actors are using cyber threats to soften the ground for physical attacks, steal secrets, and impose economic costs on America. Targets include Federal agencies such as the Department of Energy, which governs the energy sector, defense agencies, and critical infrastructure.

Federal investigators are especially concerned about critical infrastructure and the escalating threat from China. The U.S. Government Accountability Office says risks to critical infrastructure nationwide are increasing, an assessment reinforced by a cybersecurity advisory in February from multiple Federal agencies. It warned that Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, is seeking to pre-position itself on IT networks for potential cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis or conflict with the United States – and has already compromised the IT environments of multiple U.S. critical infrastructure organizations.

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