Buying Time:How Intelligent Deception Aids Under-Resourced Critical Infrastructure #CriticalEffectDC

Title: Buying Time: How Intelligent Deception Could Give Under-Resourced Critical Infrastructure Operators a Fighting Chance Track 3: Tactical Mastery Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Minot’s water system was struck by ransomware, and the SCADA systems went offline this spring. Volt Typhoon mapped Littleton’s grid for 10 months. Nicholas Carroll (Cyber Incident Response Manager, Nightwing) argues that intelligent offline honeypots could buy defenders the time resilience requires well before the cascade. About Critical Effect DC: Presented in 2026 by ICS Village, in partnership with the Institute for Security and Technology’s UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC is Washington’s only industrial control systems and cybersecurity conference dedicated to defending national security, public safety, and human life. The annual event provides a platform for leading voices in ICS and cybersecurity to engage with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion. Learn more: https://securityandtechnology.org/eve... Learn more about ICS Village: https://icsvillage.com/ Learn more about UnDisruptable27: https://securityandtechnology.org/und... Sign up for the UnDisruptable27 mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/securityandtechnol...