{"id":238013,"date":"2026-05-01T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/white-house-questions-tech-industry-on-defensive-ai-use-cybersecurity-resilience\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:45:11","slug":"white-house-questions-tech-industry-on-defensive-ai-use-cybersecurity-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/white-house-questions-tech-industry-on-defensive-ai-use-cybersecurity-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cybersecuritydive.com\/news\/white-house-oncd-ai-tech-industry-questions\/819133\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-01 16:13:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cybersecuritydive.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. government wants to know how major U.S. technology companies are using AI to protect their computer networks and how they\u2019re preparing for the possibility of an AI-driven cybersecurity crisis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Officials from the White House\u2019s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) have reached out to tech giants in recent weeks with questions about AI, information sharing, vulnerability patching and how the federal government can help, according to an email and a list of questions shared with Cybersecurity Dive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe White House continues to proactively engage across government and industry to address several Al\/cybersecurity priorities,\u201d Jennifer Belair, the assistant national cyber director for external affairs, said in the April 23 email. \u201cThis includes working with frontier AI labs to discuss opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology. We are grateful for your collaboration to date and believe that your organization has the capabilities and expertise to ensure the United States and Americans are protected.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ONCD asked the companies to answer 11 questions on a range of cybersecurity topics by May 1.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A few of the questions are straightforward, such as \u201cAre you currently using Al detection and response tools and services?\u201d and \u201cHow are Al models or platforms integrated into your software stack?\u201d But most of the questions are more complicated, such as how quickly companies can identify and fix known vulnerabilities and what barriers they face to improving their cyber posture.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Still other questions involve sensitive internal details that companies are unlikely to share. One question asks for a list of the networks, hardware and software that are critical to companies\u2019 continuity of operations, as well as a description of how the companies isolate those systems from their traditional…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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