To the Point: Iran's Cyber Threat After Israel's Strikes

20/06/2025 9 min
To the Point: Iran's Cyber Threat After Israel's Strikes

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Episode Synopsis

As tensions explode between Israel and Iran, what cyber threats could hit the U.S. next? In this urgent episode of To the Point, host Frank Cilluffo sits down with Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery—cybersecurity expert and longtime Solarium Commission leader—to assess the growing risk of Iranian cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. With Iran and its proxies already escalating digital aggression against Israeli targets, Montgomery warns that water systems, energy grids, and transportation networks in the U.S. could soon face similar threats. The conversation explores: The vulnerabilities across U.S. critical infrastructure Iran's evolving cyber and influence capabilities Lessons from China's Volt Typhoon campaign The need for a renewed "shields up" posture from CISA Why national cyber defense demands stronger National Guard and reserve roles Montgomery and Cilluffo call for urgent action to harden defenses and rethink public-private coordination in light of this volatile moment on the global stage. More coverage on https://threatbeat.com/

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