Explore how Iran’s expanding cyber operations are reshaping national security risk for governments and critical infrastructure. This perspective outlines evolving tactics—from disruptive attacks to long-term espionage—and what leaders must do now to prepare for escalating cyber conflict.

Examine how U.S. and PRC approaches to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD) reveal divergent risk strategies for protecting critical infrastructure. This ICIT perspective explores why relying solely on PQC may leave Tier-1 systems exposed—and whether a defense-in-depth model is needed for the quantum era.

Discover why U.S. drone dominance depends on three interconnected pillars—policy, production, and protection. In this SC Media perspective, Brett Freedman explains how strengthening regulatory frameworks, scaling industrial capacity, and advancing counter-drone defenses are essential to maintaining national security and protecting critical infrastructure in the age of drone warfare.

As drone warfare reshapes global conflict, the U.S. industrial base is falling behind—exposing tactical gaps, supply risks, and strategic vulnerabilities that demand urgent investment and policy response.

In this latest SC Media perspective, ICIT CEO Cory Simpson highlights the tension that defines this moment: while global competition, cyber threats, and climate disruptions create a sense of breakdown, the quiet work of building better, more resilient infrastructure is reshaping the foundations of everyday life.

As AI systems and LEO satellite networks scale, quantum risk grows. Dr. David Mussington, ICIT Fellow outlines why post-quantum cryptography must be embedded now — not retrofitted later — to secure the infrastructure of the 2030s.

ICIT CEO Cory Simpson lays out why infrastructure investment drives affordability—strengthening energy, water, transport, and digital systems to reduce long-term costs and improve resilience.

ICIT’s Center for FCEB Resilience marked a pivotal year advancing civilian cyber resilience through research, convenings, and public-private collaboration. See how government, industry, and partners are strengthening the federal enterprise—and how your organization can help lead the next phase.

Discover why hands-on experience is essential to closing the cybersecurity workforce gap in this SC Media perspective. Learn how practical training, apprenticeships, and real-world learning pathways help develop the next generation of cyber professionals and strengthen national resilience.

Explore the challenges and opportunities of quantum cryptography in this SC Media perspective. Learn why transitioning from theoretical roadmaps to real-world deployment is critical for securing communications, defending sensitive data, and preparing infrastructure for the quantum era.

Explore why space capabilities are essential to U.S. national strategy and critical infrastructure in this SC Media perspective. Learn how satellite systems, space policy, and commercial innovation underpin communications, defense, navigation, and resilience in an era of growing geopolitical competition.

Learn why cyber risk is a critical concern for the U.S. water sector and how the Sector Risk Management Agency (EPA) and public-private partners are working to protect utilities from cyber threats. This SC Media perspective highlights evolving risks, resource gaps, and collaborative solutions that help keep water safe and flowing.

Explore how the U.S. can maintain competitive advantage in advanced technology against China by strengthening the “electric tech stack” that underpins defense, infrastructure, and innovation. This insight from SC Media highlights why semiconductor supply chains, critical materials, industrial policy, and cross-sector collaboration are essential to national security and economic resilience.

Discover how West Virginia is advancing cyber resilience nationwide. From WVU Cyber’s community-focused programs to strategic partnerships that protect critical systems, this post highlights innovation, workforce development, and infrastructure security for the digital future.

Uncovers the hidden cybersecurity risks posed by foreign-owned and operated technologies in U.S. ports—and why modernizing maritime security is now a national imperative.

The new National Security Strategy reframes cyber and critical infrastructure as instruments of national power—not just governance. This op-ed examines how the NSS elevates infrastructure resilience, public-private coordination, and technology leadership as core pillars of U.S. security in an era of escalating digital conflict.

ICIT organizes its focus area on critical infrastructure into three interdependent pillars that incorporate four of the sixteen critical infrastructure sectors: Energy & Grid, Water & Wastewater, and Transportation & Telecommunications. In 2026, we will be examining these pillars through the lens of topics like Defense Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Force, Drones, Federal Civilian Executive Branch, and Data Centers & Artificial Intelligence.

In this SC Media perspectives piece, Dr. David Mussington, demonstrates that with deeply converged infrastructure—extending across hyperscale data centers, global cloud services, and AI-powered supply chains—risk must also be considered as converged.

As cyber-threats evolve, so must our mindset. In his recent article at SC Media, Jim Routh (an esteemed Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology Fellow) poses a powerful question: Should enterprises offer personal data protection to employees as a benefit?

In this SC Media perspectives piece, Dr. Darren Death, ICIT Fellow shares his perspective to use RMF as it was intended, as an engineering framework that links security requirements to system behavior and verifies those relationships continuously. The framework already defines a complete model for continuous authorization. It must be executed as part of engineering and operations rather than as a separate compliance process.