After water attacks, Capitol Hill offers its own proposal for an AI-cyber test program
Bipartisan AI Cyber Defense Act proposes a $100 million CISA pilot giving critical infrastructure operators frontier AI tools to find and patch vulnerabilities.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) introduced the AI Cyber Defense Act, which would establish a DHS/CISA pilot letting critical infrastructure owners securely use government-procured frontier AI models and technical assistance to protect against, detect, test for, and remediate vulnerabilities. The bill authorizes $100 million for 2027-2031 and prioritizes nonprofit, publicly owned, rural, and small organizations. It is separate from the Office of the National Cyber Director's voluntary, unfunded Texas pilot, and responds to recent cyberattacks on water facilities.
- AI Cyber Defense Act would create a $100 million CISA/DHS pilot, 2027-2031
- Critical infrastructure operators get free access to frontier AI models for defense
- Priority given to nonprofit, public, rural, and small organizations
- Bill responds to recent water facility cyberattacks; bipartisan co-sponsors
- Distinct from ONCD's voluntary Texas pilot program
- Organizations
- Josh GottheimerCISADepartment of Homeland Security
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A key House Democrat and his bipartisan sponsors want to see a $100 million DHS pilot to help critical infrastructure owners and operators — separate from another administration-proposed pilot program. The post After water attacks, Capitol Hill offers its own proposal for an AI-cyber test program appeared first on CyberScoop.
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