NSA Warns AI-Driven Actors Targeting US PLCs, Urges Network Isolation Now
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-21
NSA and partner agencies released guidance on defending US-based programmable logic controllers targeted by cyber actors using AI, recommending prevention tactics. Quoted commentary from Jason Clinton warns of an incoming "vulnerability tsunami" within months, arguing critical infrastructure won't have time to patch and should adopt network isolation (air-gaps and data diodes) now.
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