Are the Typhoon Narratives Failing: Why & How Not To at #CriticalEffectDC

Title: Are the Typhoon Narratives Failing: Why & How Not To? Track 1: Critical Mass Wednesday, June 17, 2026 This panel at #CriticalEffectDC26 Day 1, Track 1 brought together cybersecurity journalists Paul F. Roberts (Editorial & Content Director, Reversing Labs), Sean Lyngaas (Cybersecurity Reporter), Kim Zetter (Author, Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon), Eric Geller (Senior Reporter, Cybersecurity Dive) and Maggie Miller (Cybersecurity Reporter, POLITICO) to unpack their experiencing covering nation-state threats like Volt Typhoon, taking a candid look at the intersection of policy, journalism, and national resilience, and what it takes to responsibly inform the public about long-term, low-visibility cyber threats. 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...