True or False: Privately owned critical infrastructure cannot be adequately secured without federal cybersecurity support.

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Private entities own the vast majority of U.S. critical infrastructure—from energy grids to water systems—but they lack access to classified threat intelligence and coordinated response capabilities that only federal agencies provide. GAO reports found private stakeholders expect federal partners to deliver timely, actionable cyber threat information and sensitive or classified intelligence. Private firms cannot replicate this classified-level insight. Without federal support, operators are blind to advanced persistent threats like the Volt Typhoon campaign and unable to prevent zero-day vulnerabilities, as shown by the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

True or False: Privately owned critical infrastructure cannot be adequately secured without federal cybersecurity support.

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