General Dynamics’ Chuck Brooks: Public-Private Partnership Key to Address US Infrastructure Cybersecurity Risks

Chuck Brooks, principal market growth strategist for cybersecurity and emerging technologies at General Dynamics‘ mission systems business, has said the federal government should form a comprehensive and adaptive partnership with industry to address cyber threats to critical U.S. infrastructure.

Brooks wrote in a Forbes guest piece published Monday the use of connected devices, sensors and integrated hardware and software put numerous sectors across the U.S. at risk of a cyber attack.

“Critical infrastructure is the core of our nations’ prosperity and well-being and addressing the threats to it requires incorporating a robust calculated security strategy of public and private sector partnering,” he noted.

He urged agencies and companies to establish a “strong working partnership” that involves coordinated information exchange, planning, investment in emerging technologies and allocation of resources to protect critical assets.

A survey by Tenable found that nine in 10 infrastructure providers in the U.S. experienced cyber attacks in the last two years that were destructive to their systems.