Data Privacy + Cybersecurity team and AI practice chair Linn Freedman emphasized that “[A]ll critical infrastructure should be on heightened awareness…” in the article, “Concern about cyber threat to U.S. critical infrastructure heightened,” published in The Bond Buyer on April 14, 2026. In the article, Linn said, “…that’s clearly the message that we’re getting from the federal government and so I would not ignore that.”

“State and local governments have always been more vulnerable to cyberattacks because they are limited in their funds,” Linn said. “State and local governments as well as other organizations can’t afford to ignore the threat in the current environment. You have to have the ability to put a basic program in place so that all your windows and doors aren’t open.” Read the article.