Overview

• All critical infrastructure operators have increased monitoring and defense protocols after warnings of potential Iranian cyber activity.
• Joint alerts from IT-ISAC and Food and Ag-ISAC urge firms to assess cybersecurity posture and train employees to recognize phishing and malicious links.
• Google Threat Intelligence analysts caution that a direct U.S. strike on Iran could reprioritize American networks as targets for Iranian actors.
• The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency faces the loss of about 1,000 staffers and paused programs, prompting questions about its ability to coordinate federal support.
• The next 24 to 48 hours are seen as pivotal, with President Trump’s policy decisions likely to influence whether Tehran’s cyber capabilities are unleashed against U.S. assets.