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AI Reshapes Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Thu, 09/24/2026

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape for critical infrastructure, accelerating both emerging threats and defensive capabilities. Leaders from the Transportation Department, Idaho National Laboratory and Lumen discuss how organizations can manage evolving risks by strengthening foundational cybersecurity practices, adopting zero trust principles and using AI to detect and respond to threats at machine speed while maintaining human oversight.

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How AI is changing the threat landscape: Attackers can use AI to make existing attacks faster, cheaper and more scalable, while AI agents introduce new risks around identities, data and automated access. Timestamp 1:02.
How organizations can strengthen their defenses: Zero trust, strong identity and data governance, least-privilege access, network visibility and carefully controlled automation can help organizations reduce risk. Timestamp 8:28.
Why collaboration and preparation matter: Government, industry and research organizations can share threat intelligence, develop practical tools and invest in infrastructure and workforce training to improve resilience across the critical infrastructure ecosystem. Timestamp 18:05.

Featuring

Josh Finke Sr. Vice President, Public Sector, Lumen
Josh Finke
- Sr. Vice President, Public Sector
- Lumen
Josh Finke is the senior vice president of public sector at Lumen as is responsible for driving the business’ overall go-to-market strategy and profit and loss. Finke has more than 25 years of technology leadership experience in artificial intelligence, cloud, communications, networking and security. Finke was previously chief solutions officer at Compucom, chief strategy officer at Zones and vice president of advanced and emerging technologies at Iron Bow Technologies.
Robert Roser CISO, CDO, Idaho National Laboratory
Robert Roser
- CISO, CDO
- Idaho National Laboratory
Robert Roser is the CISO at the Idaho National Laboratory.
Justin Ubert Director, Cyber Protection, DOT
Justin Ubert
- Director, Cyber Protection
- DOT
Justin Ubert, D.Sc., is a seasoned cybersecurity and IT professional with over a decade of experience in managing and leading enterprise-wide security programs across federal agencies. Currently serving as the Cybersecurity & Operations Division Chief at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, Justin oversees the IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and privacy programs for over 1,000 personnel and thousands of external users. He is a recognized leader in implementing advanced information technology/security strategies, including DevSecOps, cloud migrations, and zero trust while ensuring compliance with federal mandates such as Executive Order 14028.

In addition to his leadership roles in cybersecurity, Justin serves as an adjunct professor at Marymount University, where he teaches undergraduates in the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology. He holds a Doctor of Science in Cybersecurity from Marymount University and multiple professional certifications, including CISSP and CISA.