Experts Warn U.S. Needs ‘System-of-Systems’ Resilience

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – Industry leaders warned Thursday that U.S. infrastructure resilience was being tested by cyberattacks, power demands, and GPS interference.

Melissa Newman, vice president at the Telecommunications Industry Association, said artificial intelligence had made cyberattacks faster and more damaging, multiplying vulnerabilities across networks and data centers.

“Cyberattacks and supply chain issues are going to keep recurring,” Newman said, speaking at the Resilient Critical Infrastructure Summit, hosted by Broadband Breakfast. “The key performance indicator going forward is how quickly you can recover.”